Did You Know: Foster Parents Don’t Get Burned Out From The Kids Nope. It’s not the kids. We quit 7 years ago because of the system. When we relicensed in February 2024, it was for the kids. Because truth be told, we were terrified of the system. We were not ready to beg for support …
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Our final week. It’s a week we never thought would come. At least not since the very beginning when we did have hopes that they could safely return home. These kids have now been in our care now for 18 months (older one) and since birth (10+ months) for the younger one. Four months ago, …
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You’ve taken the classes, completed all the paperwork, got your license; now what? WAIT! While some new foster parents get calls immediately, others end up playing the waiting game. The reasons for this discrepancy can vary. If you have a specific age range or gender you’re willing to accept, it may take longer to receive …
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**This post contains Amazon affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. Well, you may have noticed that I haven’t been as active on the blog over the last couple of months. That’s because we’re back to fostering! (SURPRISE!) And as a matter of fact, it was a surprise to us too! …
Unfortunately, we personally are at the end of our foster care journey, for several reasons which I may share at some point. I wanted to share some of the interesting, fun, and funny things foster parents deal with. Because you know you’re a foster parent when some of these scenarios apply to you! So, without …
As you can imagine, doing foster care is definitely not easy. And many wonder how does foster care work? After talking with many foster parents over the past couple years, I’ve put together a compilation of “things you wish you knew before fostering”. Because the counties and agencies rarely give you the down low on …
My husband and I have been licensed foster parents for about 1 1/2 years now. To say it’s been a roller coaster is an understatement. You can read about our Intense Weekend & 7 Ways You Can Help Foster Families from last year. I also shared about our Emotional Roller Coaster Weekend with three girls …
When we got into foster care, we knew it wasn’t going to be easy. Yet, I honestly didn’t realize just how hard, exhausting, and trying it was going to be. Of course, there are so many amazing moments that truly make us understand the importance of caring for these kids too. Just this past weekend, …
My husband and I started talking about foster care and adoption before we even married. Always on our radar, we finally felt that tug telling us it was time last Fall. Our first placement, a sibling group of three, was only 2 weeks. Then we had a baby for three joyous months. He was originally …