After my difficult conversation with our placement worker, I wasn't looking forward to my meeting with our licensing worker, Frances. My husband would be at work and Frances (like most people) prefers my husband over me. If we had realized the conversation would be difficult, we would have scheduled a time where he could be… Continue reading Our Foster Parenting Journey: A Good Foster Parent
Category: Waiting
Our Foster Parenting Journey: The Price of Competence.
After a two week break, we went back on "the list." But it didn't take long for us to notice something was different this time around. We repeatedly received referral calls for children with "high needs case management" - whether or not they fit our profile. One inquiry was from Ivette, the child behavior specialist who… Continue reading Our Foster Parenting Journey: The Price of Competence.
I’m not even racing home anymore…
The short week after labor day weekend was a long one, but we still didn't become parents. That Tuesday, we had another false alarm when we got a call for an 8 year old boy who is Greek like me! We'll call him "Marcus." His mother was in the hospital. The reason for her hospitalization… Continue reading I’m not even racing home anymore…
Welp…I wouldn’t do that again…
After AJ, we were again back on the list and waiting for a placement when our licensing worker asked if we wanted to volunteer for a Heart Gallery photo shoot. The Heart Gallery is a photo listing of children (primarily "older children," sibling groups, and/or children with special needs) who are "legally free for adoption"… Continue reading Welp…I wouldn’t do that again…
Our First “Yes!”
During the licensing process, our Licensing Worker encouraged us to be very honest with ourselves about the children we would be able to parent. What behaviors could we manage? Fire setting? Animal abuse? Sexualized behavior and acting out? Violence? What special needs are we willing to work with? ADHD? Autism? Bi-Polar Disorder? Developmental and cognitive… Continue reading Our First “Yes!”