I can’t give any details because of privacy, but we might, maybe, possibly have Sprout’s 8-year-old sister joining us. But it’s foster care, so who the heck knows. It’s complicated. The agency has put in a petition. The court date is while we are on vacation 10 1/2 hours away from home. The agency doesn’tContinue reading “The Uncertainty is Killing Me”
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Missing my beloveds
I’ve written before about missing kids when they go home, and have said that it gets easier with time. While that’s true for the most part, I still have my moments missing two different kids in particular. This popped up in my FB feed yesterday. We had Gronckle with us for about 9 months. WhenContinue reading “Missing my beloveds”
Alas! Foster care is unpredictable as can be!
The sweet babe we were expecting to come to us today? Yeaaaaah… not so fast. The judge, rightly so, decided to send her home to her parents instead. The county was planning to recommend she go home by the end of summer anyway, and the parents have been doing everything they need to do, soContinue reading “Alas! Foster care is unpredictable as can be!”
Never Say Never!
I swore we wouldn’t be taking any placements over the summer. Or any more long-term placements at all, in fact. But there are always “circumstances” that make hard rules a challenge. Late last summer we had a sweet, sweet baby placed with us for about a week. She was the cutest, most easy going, goodContinue reading “Never Say Never!”
27 phone calls and 10 emails later…
Sprout has been in need of a couple of new providers: physical therapy, and regular therapy. You’d think I’d be able to just pick up the phone and make a couple of calls and we’d be all set. But no, foster parent life ain’t that simple. The problems start with Sprout’s insurance. It’s Medicaid andContinue reading “27 phone calls and 10 emails later…”
The Great Clothing Purge
When we first became foster parents, Seth and I started a foster care clothing closet. We would just set aside clothing we got for our kids that they didn’t like, or that didn’t fit anymore. We figured it would make sense to hold onto all that clothing for future foster kids. We also got someContinue reading “The Great Clothing Purge”
Overwhelmed by the World’s Grief
The news right now is pretty grim. It always is but it seems exceptionally so right now. The worst parts for me are the stories that evidence discrimination, hatred, fear, and control: the racism-driven massacre at a grocery store in Buffalo, NY; anti-trans laws being proposed and passed across the country, especially those targeting kids;Continue reading “Overwhelmed by the World’s Grief”
Racism in Glaring Statistics
I’m in the midst of a three-day conference put together annually by Adoptive and Foster Family Coalition of New York (AFFCNY). It’s so damn good. There’s so much good info in this conference, but this morning a set of statistics slapped me across the face. I’ve previously mentioned that Black kids are over represented inContinue reading “Racism in Glaring Statistics”
If I Ruled the World
We had court for Sprout this past week. It was her routine permanency hearing, which happens every 6 months. The issue of guardianship versus adoption came up in the midst of the court proceeding. The attorney for the child brought up that we have been considering guardianship as opposed to adoption, and the judge noddedContinue reading “If I Ruled the World”
Sharing Momming
Sprout Monday was Eid Al Fitr, so we took Sprout to visit her fam several hours away so she could celebrate with them. It’s a big deal for Sprout to be there for Eid because we aren’t Muslim, and while we could try to celebrate, we can’t celebrate like her family. She needs her familyContinue reading “Sharing Momming”
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