My Family For Now

Life as a foster mom with young kids

Thursday, September 21, 2017

Blessed by Crocodile

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I was only 95% sure I never wrote this post.  I thought maybe I did and I just didn't remember.  Afer all, I've much neglected this ...
Sunday, April 2, 2017

It deals with me.

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Sometimes I get tired of processing how foster care affects me.  I have a therapist for other reasons, and that's a good thing.  We'...

April 2013

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Something made me stop and think the other day about how the dates lined up.  Were we foster parents yet when Crocodile was born?  I thought...
Saturday, February 25, 2017

Fostering break bucket list

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It's been quite a week.  The first couple of days had some normal-feeling sadness but mostly doing pretty well, relief at coming to the ...
Monday, February 20, 2017

"He was my best friend."

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"And now he's gone." How am I doing since Crocodile moved?  Part wistful and a little sad, part relieved, not too many reall...
Sunday, February 19, 2017

Transition success

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Few of our transitions for a foster child leaving our home have gone as we hoped.  Thankfully, we have never had the case of a completely un...

Valentines

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On Valentine's Day, Crocodile was at the heart of a transition to his new adoptive family.  He woke up in their home.  He went with his ...
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Christina
The stories of other foster parents have broadened my limited experience with the demands of this great task, and so I hope to contribute my story as well.

My family for now:
Christina

B, my husband

Dinosaur, biological son born 2008

Rhinoceros, biological son born 2011

Crocodile, foster son born 2013, with us June 2015 - February 2017

Tadpole, respite placement born 2015, with us June 2015

Cricket, foster daughter born 2012, with us Sept. 2014 - May 2015

Caterpillar, foster son born 2013, with us Apr. 2014 - Aug. 2014

Beetle, foster son born 2014, with us Feb. 2014 - Mar. 2014

Pterodactyl, foster daughter born 2013, with us May 2013 - Dec. 2013

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