tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3804257678562112660.post1181969150996524039..comments2023-08-10T04:26:14.930-06:00Comments on Celebrating All Families: Just so you knowUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3804257678562112660.post-2047699737959425922007-08-05T18:04:00.000-06:002007-08-05T18:04:00.000-06:00(other fostermama)I have to admit that I'm kind of...(other fostermama)<BR/><BR/>I have to admit that I'm kind of glad we have a reason we can't foster right now. Otherwise I'd feel compelled to think about doing it again soon. I do miss it. But I already feel somewhat "broken" by my foster care experiences, in terms of my bonding with my new son. If I were still distracted with even the thought of fostering, much less with actually doing it, it would be so much worse.<BR/><BR/>If the system weren't so broken, fostering would still be painful and hard, but it wouldn't be nearly as bad as it is.<BR/><BR/>I miss it. I might do it again some day, if we can. Not soon, though.fostermamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09892654110641448023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3804257678562112660.post-39906960705894133462007-08-02T10:41:00.000-06:002007-08-02T10:41:00.000-06:00I totally understand. We're right there with you.O...I totally understand. We're right there with you.<BR/>Of course, we do have a Straw, but the rollercoaster itself is enough to drive anyone crazy.<BR/><BR/>And I'm so jealous that your county has a fostercare store! I have been wishing for such a thing for a while and have even considered setting something up myself!FosterMommyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05241142922558590017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3804257678562112660.post-61988274741978068302007-08-01T12:33:00.000-06:002007-08-01T12:33:00.000-06:00I so understand. We having been having the "Will w...I so understand. We having been having the "Will we or won't we?" conversation too. There is only so much you can take.Amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08954918065641135178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3804257678562112660.post-44456585823879540542007-08-01T06:51:00.000-06:002007-08-01T06:51:00.000-06:00I hear you! We are committed to two more years wit...I hear you! We are committed to two more years with our oldest teen, but after that we are done.Lionmomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00202517405694764143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3804257678562112660.post-47013032940624660762007-07-31T13:19:00.000-06:002007-07-31T13:19:00.000-06:00I understand.I understand.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3804257678562112660.post-79140219254832226532007-07-31T12:38:00.000-06:002007-07-31T12:38:00.000-06:00I understand completely. We had a little one leave...I understand completely. We had a little one leave last Friday and I thought for sure my heart was going to break and I wasn't going to take anymore placements but as I came to terms with her leaving I realized I wasn't done yet. Our new little one arrives tomorrow. But I so get where you are coming from, it is so easy to lose ourselves in the world of fostering. Best of luck to you and your family.Sharihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04839171653095875542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3804257678562112660.post-61449045840253340532007-07-31T12:08:00.000-06:002007-07-31T12:08:00.000-06:00I'm so sorry. Our latest little one will be moved...I'm so sorry. Our latest little one will be moved by the end of this week and I don't know if we are up to doing it again. I've let placement know that we won't be taking any more for now.<BR/>I wish it weren't this way.Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16348025510436659447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3804257678562112660.post-37692934668365934062007-07-31T11:37:00.000-06:002007-07-31T11:37:00.000-06:00I so hear you on this one. We've been feeling "do...I so hear you on this one. We've been feeling "done" for a long time, only we can't stop, because we have a kid in our home that we are committed to. So we keep pressing on, hoping that the county will get their act together so we can finalize and move on with our lives.<BR/><BR/>Enough is enough.FosterAbbahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11431773317761777407noreply@blogger.com