little girl, strange little girl

little girl, strange little girl

fiction
edward w pritchard

Psychologist notes
Shannon Duncan PHD

re Monica Simms

Patient is a forty two year old divorced Mother. She comes into office for assistance with her only daughter, Destiny who is four years old. Both Mother and daughter live in a small house near Mount Union college here in Alliance, Ohio. After visit one this counselor visited the home of Ms. Simms with the court appointed guardian ad litem for daughter Destiny. House is very neat and clean and daughter has her own room and is well cared for. House has Internet and cable and more than the usual amount of books and magazines. Mother is an avid gardener and yard is pristine. Daughter sees Father occasionally and speaks appropriately of her Dad who she calls Lester. Lester is a grounds keeper at Mount Union college. He sees daughter once per week. Relationship seems normal. Mother cooks meals for daughter and is a good cook. Refrigerator is normally full and fresh fruit is on counter. Mother drives a two year old Toyota, Father Lester changed oil on car a few weeks ago.

Child is precocious, can read and is remarkably verbal. Daughter surfs the Internet on her Ipad and writes notes in a small notebook. Mother today in third counseling session revealed her secret about her daughter.

Mother says daughter lived before, near Toledo, Ohio in the year 1835. Mother says her daughter Destiny was a twenty eight year old new bride who moved to western Ohio from Pittsburgh Pa in 1834.
end notes session three 08/03/2012

psychological profile
Destiny Simms
08/05/2012

Child is four years old. IQ 155, health good, normal little girl. vivid imagination, Child says her Mother needs counseling. Calls Father who brought her in, Lester, the little girl Destiny wants to live with her Father Lester rather than her Mother Monica [Simms].

TZ- clinical technican, Mount Union free clinic, testing center B
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Review psychologist
Colan Richards-MD, PHD psychology, MA history
Re; Shannon Duncan PHD
client Destiny Simms-four years old

This is a consult of Dr. Shannons's patient. The little girl is Destiny Simms, age four, Her Mother who is a teacher is convinced that her daughter Destiny lived before.

Destiny sits in chair with hands folded in lap and looks intently at counselor. Calls me Dr. Richards. Child says her Mother is having stress related issues [ girl is very verbal] .

I ask girl about Toledo Ohio in 1835 where Mother says daughter was allegedly to originally have lived, [when she lived before.]

Destiny describes great black swamp in Western Ohio in intimate detail. Explains how settlers in Western Ohio dealt with draining the swamp and how swamp slowed development of Western Ohio.
Child mentioned how the development of  ditching machine allowed swamp to be drained. Knows that a Mr. Hill invented ditching machine which allowed drainage tiles to be quickly set in ground to drain the ancient swamp.

Daughter describes Toledo War with Michigan of 1835 over disputed territory. Mentions Ohio Governor Lucas who she describes as a handsome young man. Talks about armed confrontation between Ohio and Michigan militias. Says no shots were fired.

After a few minutes of questioning about Ohio history Destiny asks to draw. She draws horses and flowers and hums as she colors.

Guardian Ad Litem Report
James Post
re Destiny Simms

Recommend full custody to Father Lester Simms with supervised visitation to Mother once per week.

Ohio Blue Cross Insurance
Re Lester Simms
policy number 298872
master policy Mount Union College-2012-5633

Full reimbursement to Duncan family practices sessions 1 to four, no further treatment required per court order, no further sessions are authorized for Destiny Simms age four, dependent of policy holder Lester.  Simms.
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To Lester/ Maintenance
from Doug Owens computer services

Lester I checked your daughter's history on her lap top. The history had been erased but I was able to find a visit to Wiki involving the great black swamp of Ohio and the 1835 Toledo war by using a little secret voodoo. I hope that helps.
doug
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