I’ve had this book sitting on my shelf for a long time, and finally picked it up today to read it. It’s a middle grade reader and it’s written in verse, so it’s a super quick read. I got through it with several interruptions in less than 2 hours. But boy does it pack aContinue reading “Book Rec Time!”
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Waiting Game
I suck at being patient. Just ask my long suffering husband! Court was more than three weeks ago. The possibility of the girls’ third sister moving here at least temporarily was discussed at length at court. The judge didn’t order it, but told the agency they had to make certain medical things happen for theContinue reading “Waiting Game”
Different Kids, Different Views
Our experience with kids’ desires about their futures are pretty varied. We started our foster care journey with Kiddo. She had just turned 4 when she came to us. Initially her parents were not doing what they needed to to get her back, and Kiddo was seething with fury at her Mom for telling CPSContinue reading “Different Kids, Different Views”
Moving On
Miss Kicks is still AWOL and the police are still looking for her, much to her dismay. Until yesterday we had ongoing contact with her on Messenger, but her messages have been getting increasingly nasty and antagonistic. She’s not giving away where she is, and all that was coming out of the continued connection wasContinue reading “Moving On”
The World Came Tumbling Down
Sometimes things go as planned in foster care. Once in a great while, something that has been expected comes to pass. Most of the time though, things will be trucking along looking like they’re headed one way, then everything goes pear shaped. As it did with us and Miss Kicks. She started going AWOL inContinue reading “The World Came Tumbling Down”
Struggles
So many things have been happening, but most of them involve our teenager Miss Kicks, and I want to protect her privacy so I can’t really write about any incidents in particular. Suffice it to say, being a foster parent to a 16-year-old who has experienced a tremendous amount of trauma in her life isContinue reading “Struggles”
An interview of my partner in crime
I decided to follow the lead of my dear friend Emily whose awesome blog involves interviewing people. I’ll never get my husband to do his own guest post, so I decided to interview him. Here he is in all his glory, the man, the myth, the legend: Seth. H: I think I know the answerContinue reading “An interview of my partner in crime”
Parenting while perpetually exhausted
I’ve been talking solely about the kids in this blog, but one of the things that affects them is me, and my health. So I’m going to talk about that today. I don’t think my story is unique. In fact I know it’s not. For a lot of women in particular, we struggle with chronicContinue reading “Parenting while perpetually exhausted”
It’s Official!
We are now parents of a teenager! We managed to spring her from her facility for the last time yesterday and she now lives with us. We picked her up, stuffed my vehicle with all of her belongings, and brought her home. She’s still in a room full of boxes but it’s officially her roomContinue reading “It’s Official!”
“Are they all… troubled?”
I went to the doctor yesterday for some routine blood work. As so often happens, I chatted with the nurse who was taking my blood pressure and pulse and in the course of conversation she asked if I have any children. I answered her that I’m a foster parent. She then asked me what agesContinue reading ““Are they all… troubled?””
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