Did You Hear About Our Foster Daughter's Move From Defiance to Glee?

Bethany, the Brown’s foster daughter, had been allowed to come to the supper table after overcoming her first act of rebellion in her new home. She ate alone. And the fact is that she probably threw and spilled as much as she put in her mouth. But she did not get in any trouble over the messiness. The only thing that had been demanded was that she say the word “eat” instead of grunting and pointing. For the next few days, she continued her defiant demeanor as she still clinched her teeth and said, “eat” as meal time arrived. By the end of a week, however, she would gleefully run to the table shouting, “eat, eat, eat!”