They showed this video at my foster care training today. Needless to say, my nose was stuffy when it was over. It's long, but (I think) worth it.
Saturday, April 26, 2008
Multiple Transitions: A Young Child's Point of View about Foster Care and Adoption
at 8:01 PM
Talking about foster care
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Wow. My nose was stuffy by the end, too! Thanks for posting about your process and bringing the needs these kids have out in the open. There's this family from the Grove who have 6 kids...all with special means. These were the kids who no one else wanted and these parents took them in and basically said "You are important. You are worthy of love. You are beautiful. You are safe." I admire them and I admire you.
Lindsey
The part about scratching a special place inside the crib to go to sleep hit a little too close to home (Cadi does that).I had to stop at 7 min 35 sec because I was too sad to continue and felt sick for these kids.
Sigh.
One thing about parenting is that I don't know how in the world I would be able to handle it without Nathan. It is a wonderful type of exhausting, but it can be ridiculously exhausting.
I'll be praying for you friend.
You are going to be a great foster parent...you were a great babysitter, so I know some of the care you will give to your child. I am inspired by you!
luv ya,
Amy
I couldn't watch it all the way through either. It's all too common for the kids I know. Thanks for being so unselfish and so giving to open your home for these kids. Even if you are just one of the many homes they will be in. I rest assured that during the time with you they will be loved and the little things will not go unnoticed. I love you!
It's hard not to get angry and sick about the nastiness these children have been exposed to. I hope that once innocence has been taken, it can, somehow, be restored. Hope and grace are words that have new meaning to me these days.
Jess,
Our support systems are different, but mine is there, too. I wouldn't attempt foster care without somewhere to fall. My mom has been with me from day one. She keeps telling me, "I want to help" "We're doing this together" and "I'm excited to meet my new grandbabies." If I didn't have her saying, "Go for it!", I wouldn't do it. I also have many other family members and friends who are "with" me. Sure, I'm single, but I'm definitely not alone. I know that two parent homes are (sometimes, not in the case of my childhood) best, but I have lots of love to give, and I'm excited to share that with the kids who travel through my home.
Hi Amy,
I'm glad my forced trips to the park and many games of charades didn't scar you too much. I loved the summers I spend with my "Ricecakes."
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