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Is it just me?
Or does this week feel like it is DRAGGING?
On Tuesday night, at around midnight, I said to MH that I was so glad tomorrow was Thursday. He plays WOW on Tuesday and Wednesday nights so M/R/F are my favorite nights because I get to spend the whole night with him.
He turned to me with a quizzical look and said "Uh, no, tomorrow is Wednesday." UGH.
One good thing is I found the adoption board over on TN and a lot of ladies are talking about foster-to-adopt which I am planning to do. I feel as if there's no information on the Internet about it so I am hoping this board will be good for me.
How is everyone else's week going? TGTIF! :-)
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Re: Is it just me?
We adopted our first foster. I've fostered 11 since her, but the situation is fairly ideal and works well for people.
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Oh, yes, I completely understand. My midterm was due this past Saturday and it was *rough.* I think it set the tone for the week, haha.
Thanks!
That's basically what I want to do. I doubt I will be that lucky to adopt my first. Was she young when you adopted her? That's so great that you continued to foster!
Before we got married, MH and I obviously talked about this but I think he got confused and thought I only wanted to foster until we found "our" children. Then we would stop.
That broke my heart that he thought that. I cautiously brought up to him NOT doing that and continuing to foster. He agreed as long as it's only one foster child at one time as well as "our" two children. I feel blessed that he agreed to that. :-)
Wait, you are talking about animals, right? I just want to be sure we're on the same page here.
My girl was 2 when we got her. She's absolutely amazing. That hasn't been without work, patience and major dedication, but it has paid off wonderfully.
My fosters have been anywhere from 8 weeks old to 9 years young!
I pull from the kill shelters directly.
Ok, after the mastiff business, I assumed you were talking about dogs. My bad.
Children (the 2 legged variety, lol). My parents were foster parents when they got married until after my sister was born. I shared my 2nd Christmas with 6 foster siblings! I had 1 foster brother for 4 years until he was reunited with his mom. Then my parents stopped. Regulations got tighter and I think they were concerned about exposing us to all of the abuse that some of these kids endured. My dad still remembers the autistic boy who came to them in the middle of the night because his dad had beaten the ever loving sh!t out of him only to have to fork him back over to his dad the next day when he got out of prison.
That's so great! Since you mentioned the mastiff, that's what happened to him. His parents got him the day he was scheduled to be put down but then they discovered all of his issues and they couldn't do it financially any more.
How do you then find new homes for them? I noticed your siggy, do you just put them on petfinder yourself?
Haha, yes, children of the two legged variety. We have three of the four legged variety right now and MH wants to wait a little while before adding any more, lol.
That must have been so hard to 'lose' your brother after 4 years. I am such a softie so I really have to harden up before we start fostering. That is so horrible about that autistic boy. I would have thought that they would have been able to keep the dad away from him, at least until the trial or something.
I think I would be concerned with the same thing as your parents if I had bio children. I am hoping (not really but you see my point) that since my children will have gone through the foster care system themselves, they will be able to handle it
I'm a director of a 501c3, so I reach out to shelters and have a few I work directly with. Most of the guys I pull never make it to petfinder so I just have to walk into a shelter and pick one.
I find homes for them via online advertising on petfinder, adopt-a-pet, pbrc, etc.
I have very little memory of him, actually. My sister has zero memory of him- his stint with my parents began before I was born and went off and on until I was probably 3 and a half. My parents were emergency placement foster parents but made an exception for this particular boy. Reunification was always the end goal with him, so I imagine I was used to his visitations with his mom and his comings and goings.
I interned with Communities For People, Inc. if you want to learn more about the process. Google them and read thru the website. I actually shadowed social workers in the foster home interviews, background checks, and home counseling process for 2 foster homes. It's a very lengthy process.