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I too feel odd when people say such nice things to me about being a foster parent. It makes me sort of question my own motives for fostering ... like "do I just need to feel like i'm a 'good person'"?. It is especially strange when you are having a bad day and you feel like you are nearly at your wits ends with the kids ( toddlers can really push your buttons some days!) and a stranger tells you how good you are. It makes me feel like a fraud because no parent is ALWAYS a good parent. We all have "those moments" when we think "gosh, I MUST be a bit crazy to take this on for myself and my family".
It is sort of similar to when I worked as a nurse in a free community clinic for the underserved. People all the time will tell you how "good" you are for helping those who need help when really I'm not much "gooder" than the next person - I just see people in need and want to try and fill that need.
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