tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6528711106793780153.post2889969923929462630..comments2017-10-22T23:47:03.795-07:00Comments on My Family For Now: What our placement calls are likeChristinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17635693504057980715noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6528711106793780153.post-77263152006988846562014-04-15T19:12:36.115-07:002014-04-15T19:12:36.115-07:00Talking to other foster parents in our state, it&#...Talking to other foster parents in our state, it's even our county that was unique with its reliance on the shelter.<br /><br />Thank you for the encouragement about limits! It's so hard, especially when it doesn't sound outrageous and you know many other families have made it work. But we don't have to be "many other families," we need to be our family.Christinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17635693504057980715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6528711106793780153.post-86106059617630458412014-04-15T14:23:57.502-07:002014-04-15T14:23:57.502-07:00Interesting. It's quite different here. No she...Interesting. It's quite different here. No shelters. And we don't get the 2am phone calls unless we tell them we want them. I'm planning on a post in the future describing how this all works here. I'm glad you had that week with Beetle, even if it wasn't the easiest time.Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10471303037450359030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6528711106793780153.post-6901197170007286922014-04-14T17:35:01.577-07:002014-04-14T17:35:01.577-07:00Stick to your parameters! We learned the hard way...Stick to your parameters! We learned the hard way saying yes when we shouldn't have. There is a reason you set them for your family. It was so hard and we ultimately had the children moved. It was a lesson learned within the first few months of us fostering. Placement has tried to push our "limits" and I kindly tell them no. The Campbell's Journeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07176743970550855217noreply@blogger.com