Little Dude Man is spending his first night in his new foster home. And I could not be more thrilled with the family that he went to.
Mom is a Special Ed teacher, and incredibly sweet. She’s got another boy foster at home who Dude can play with and hug like he hugged Sprout all the time. Mom has lots of energy and enthusiasm for boys and Dude took right to her. He’s usually afraid of strangers, but he didn’t cry or fuss. Just went to her.
We sent him along with allllllll his things. Of course he went with his favorite blue and green striped bunny that he sleeps on. He went with a full wardrobe including winter coat and hat and mittens and boots. He’s got enough clothing for 2 kids, I swear. And we sent him with our favorite toddler book “Please Baby Please” and another called “Whose Knees are These?” that both feature kids of color. He’s got Christmas presents – our beloved friends had already done Christmas shopping for him. He’s got shoes and toys his Mama gave him. We gave her the diapers we had for him too, and the diaper cream that’s working best on him, and the paperwork she’d need to put him in daycare starting tomorrow. He had a whole car trunk full of stuff. The foster mom was amazed and said “I’ve never had a foster kid come with anything before!” And Seth said, “That’s how we roll.” She replied, “Darn, I was excited for a Target run,” and laughed.
When I say I could not be happier with where he is I truly mean it. We’ve met other foster families that our kids have come from or gone to and often been worried about how foster kids would fare there, but this? This is one of the good families. A gem.
I was rattling around the house last night at a bit of a loss as to what to do with myself. I didn’t have to chase him all the time or pick up the mayhem he’d left in his wake. It was… a relief. I was relieved he was gone, relieved our beloved daycare provider confirmed he’s not an easy kid and it’s not in our imaginations, and relieved he was in a good new place. All that relief tells me things worked out ok.
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