児童相談所の職員の葛西さん、ななこが生活する児童養護施設の職員緒方さん、そして里親（週末家庭）の私の3人で打ち合わせ。
１年を振り返って、ななこがずいぶんと落ち着いてきたという点は、共通した認識。
施設に預けられた時、ななこのお母さんは言いました。
「いつか迎えに行くからね。」
それなのに、一度も会いにこないお母さん．．．。
葛西さんによると、ななこの母親とは相変わらず連絡が取れない、母親の住んでいたアパートを訪問したら、若い男性が出てきて、手紙を渡したものの、その返事は来ない．．．そんな話がありました。
これまで、ななこの気持ちを想い、
「お母さんは心の病気で会いたくても会えない。」
と私たちは一致してななこに説明してきました。
でも、ななこは賢い子。どうにも合点がいかないと粘るので、葛西さんは本当のことを話しました。
ななこは、真実を聞いた後も泣いたり、取り乱したりすることなく、ずっといつものななこでした。でも、児童養護施設の高林お兄さんとゆっくり話をした夜に、ななこは涙を流して泣いていたそうです。
Meeting among the three....Kasai-san, staff at Child Consulting Center, Ogata-san, staff at Infant home and a week-end foster parent...
Three of us unanimously agreed Nanako-chan has been stabilized mentally for the last one year.Nanako's mother said to her .." I'll be back someday to pick you up"...Nevertheless, the mother hasn't come back to visit her.... not even once...According to Kasai-san, she can't contact the mother anywhere as usual. When she tried to see the mother at her apartment house, a young guy came out, so she handed some memo letter to him. No reply to the letter. That's what the interim report came to us so far....Up to this point, we, three of us, made our joint explanation to Nanako...the reason the mother can't see her is...that Nanako's mother is not able to see her due to metal illness even though she would like to....
Since Nanako, however, is a smart kid and she was stubborn to know what the truth has been, Kasai-san told Nanako the true story behind. Since then...even after hearing the fact, Nanako kept calm just like before without being disillusioned. However, we came to know that Nanako cried with tears when a young gentleman Takabayashi-san had a long chat in depth with Nanako.