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tammyjo21,
I see you just joined today so.....WELCOME to this wonderful life of foster parenting. Yes, that's right.....I said foster parenting - not foster care giving!!!!
Fasten your seat belts and be prepared to:
hurry up and wait
get your hearts broke
jump thru hoops
get your hearts broke
sit and wait for phone calls
get your hearts broke
ask questions when you get THE phone call
get your hearts broke
Oh, did I say, "Get your hearts broke"????
Just kidding. All of the work that you will have to do to obtain your foster parenting license is MORE THAN WORTH IT!!! We love being foster parents.
You and your hubby will need to be on the same "page" in regards to what you both are prepared to handle. Since I don't work outside of the home and I am the one that has "hands on" when it comes to raising these kiddo's, my hubby lets me make the final decision (if we don't agree). But, I can honestly say that we have never had a placement that we didn't both agree to.
ALWAYS and I mean ALWAYS keep in mind that the goal of the foster care system is REUNIFICATION. You might get told that a child is ready to adopt or that this child might be adoptable - when in all reality they aren't. Or, you might get told that a child is not adoptable - when they will become adoptable sometime down the road.
If you go into fostering with the mind set that you are helping a child out in their time of need and you aren't going to have this child forever - then you will be fine. But, if this child becomes available for adoption - then WOW - what a pleasant surprise.
If you want to pm me and ask me specific questions - feel free. I am sure that I can pass those questions along to my hubby and get this answers.
Once again....WELCOME!!!
Christina
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