I don’t think it’s much of a surprise that being involved with the foster system is hard. In every capacity it’s emotionally hard, and painful, whether you’re the social worker or judge, bio parents, foster parents, bio siblings who aren’t in the system, and especially as the kid who’s been ripped out of their life,Continue reading “the hardest part of foster care”
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a letter to bio parents
Hello Bio Parents. If you’re reading this I’m sure you’re curious about what I have to say to you. First I want to start off by saying that, as a bio kid in a foster family, I’ve met and interacted with a lot more of you then I otherwise would have, and I also haveContinue reading “a letter to bio parents”
when kids have people within the system who show that they care about them
In my year of being a foster sister I have seen both good and bad social workers. I’ve gotten the weird looks when people find out what my family does, and the excited expressions of people who have been impacted by foster care. I’ve heard and seen the stories of parents who’ve gotten their wakeContinue reading “when kids have people within the system who show that they care about them”
a rant, because my life isn’t going the way I think it should.
This past week has been crazy. I kind of feel like everything has been happening whirlwind style, and I’m really struggling to keep up with it all. We’ve been open for new placements for a full week now. I anticipated getting a new kid within the first couple of days, but all the calls thatContinue reading “a rant, because my life isn’t going the way I think it should.”
more thoughts about foster-care
Life is pain, highness, anyone who says differently is selling something. Sound familiar? The Princess Bride was the movie of my early life. But some of the best quotes from the movie are the ones that ring most true. Life is pain. Not everything in life is nice, and often, the thingsContinue reading “more thoughts about foster-care”
the joy and pain of fostering
This morning I was reading a blog talking about fostering from the perspective of a seventeen year old with 8 foster siblings. Wow. I admire her family so so much. I guess I haven’t said it on my blog so far, but my family fosters. There’s this stigma around fostering I think, in direct relationContinue reading “the joy and pain of fostering”
journal of a dreamer. 