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Our tech team has launched updates to The Nest today. As a result of these updates, members of the Nest Community will need to change their password in order to continue participating in the community. In addition, The Nest community member's avatars will be replaced with generic default avatars. If you wish to revert to your original avatar, you will need to re-upload it via The Nest.
If you have questions about this, please email help@theknot.com.
Thank you.
Note: This only affects The Nest's community members and will not affect members on The Bump or The Knot.
DHS took custody of DH's cousin's 7 month old girl
Sorry for deleting the prev. post but I thought better of posting such info since we are obliged to keep matters confidential. So, I'll just ask for prayers for DH's cousin, her husband and their DD who they are missing terribly and who is missing them during this difficult time. As well as for myself and DH as we now have a 7 month old foster daughter to care for in addition to our three month old.
Re: DHS took custody of DH's cousin's 7 month old girl
A few years ago I became the foster mom for my at the time 4 yr old niece. It was a very difficult time for the entire family - but I got a lot of support from family and friends which helped me take care of my niece. I don't have kids, so it was a big difference in my life.
Luckily, my sister in law got the help she needed to recover from drug addictions, and her and my brother both took parenting classes, and after about 6 monthss my neice left my care and joined her mom in an in-patient treatment center that helped them to learn together about parenting, discipline, staying healthy, bonding, etc...
What a difference it has made in their life. It has been nearly 4 years, now they are living in a new city - away from all the old habits - both my brother and my sister-in-law are in management positions at companies they have been with for 3 years, they are getting ready to buy a house and try to have another baby, and my neice is doing great in school and is in in soccer & brownies.
I hope that everything works out for the best for you and your family! And definitely use the support of your family and friends to get through this.
Sorry to butt in...I don't post on this board often, but I'm a social worker in Oregon, and I'm very familiar with DHS. I have a little bit of advice...
Have you already requested to be able to supervise visits between your foster daughter and her parents? That's a HUGE relief compared to taking her to a visit center.
What county are you in? Check to see if there's a CASA program--court appointed special advocates--and request one for your foster daughter. They're an impartial party that advocates for the best interests of the child, and are SO valuable.