Just that really. I've noticed over last couple of letters that my sons parents (I'm his birth mum) have been shorter and had less information within them. Last time there was also no drawing etc which is normal once a year and was due which i let go.
Before they have always been on time or a day or 2 late but nothing major and it's been social services causing the delays however this time it's over 2 weeks late and still no sign of it.
Is it possible they've decided to stop contact all together? And what are my rights if they do? I've consistently written back. Never written anything inappropriate but have swerved personal questions such as what job and what company as I feel my son whose 7 wouldn't be asking specifics however I did say I work in an admin type role
How long do I wait before re contacting social worker? Do I wait the full 4 week time frame taking me to mine being due?
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OurMiracle1106 · 23/08/2017 20:03
we only have a month when we have to write - having a date is unusual i think, especially during the busy summer hols....
There is no harm in you calling the letterbox co-ordinator and asking if your letter is there....
we recently found out cards had been sat there for a few weeks before the co-ordinator had packaged them up and sent them on....meaning our children had them a month late....no idea why as bfamily had sent them on time. very annoying of SS!
our children no longer include drawings, they used to but the older they got, they decided they didn't want to....but they ask questions, and are happy to say we went here on holiday, we play violin now, we got a new swimming badge etc.
it is hard making them come alive on the page, but we do try hard.
we only do one paragraph per child...it is hard to write more than that, but we try to think of the things birth parents would like to hear.
dont worry about them not accepting your letter, if there's is late of course yours will also be late in response.
if i were you i'd give a quick ring for your peace of mind.
hope that helps, and i hope there is a letter in the pipe line, i think i remember you worrying last year too 
As the others have said, a gentle nudge can't do any harm with a quick call. I know of a child where both BP and AP both thought the others weren't bothering but it was that the letters were sitting waiting. The co-ordinator had left the job and this child's LB arrangement had slipped through the net. It was only when BMs mum who did the LB called to ask if there had been any letters the mistake was realised. I'd imagine it's hard for you to sit and wait while at the same time being worried that it might have been forgotten or APs had decided not to write this time for whatever reason. I really hope it's the first one and as others have said, it's the holidays which is probably much more of an issue now your BS is 7. Sounds as though APs are taking a real interest in having info to share with your BS (despite questions possibly veering into feeling uncomfortable) which would indicate that they see the value in letterbox. That doesn't help you much when the letters mean so much to you and you're waiting and wondering
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After waiting and chasing constantly today I made the decision to write to my birth son without having received a letter
I am now feeling as though I am unlikely to get contact from them this time (they have been preparing it for 3 weeks now) so made the decision to maintain consistency as I feel especially as my son gets older this will become very important
I emailed over my letter this afternoon but have heard nothing back as yet.
Feeling very sad 
I won't get to see a photo of my son or hear how he's doing
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