Originally the working title of these stories was ‘Letting Go’, as most social workers and care agencies talked of parents finding it difficult to ‘let go’ of their son or daughter. The resultant monologues describe slightly different situations. In each it isn’t the letting go but the needing to ‘trust’ others to make sure that their son or daughter is being well cared for which is apparent. In ‘This Side of Heaven’ we see people strive for their ideal, trying to work with others to create the types of care they feel their child needs, their frustrations when it doesn’t work and feeling of great relief when it does.
