Quote:
|
Originally Posted by soulquest81
Looking into foster parenting after a few more years could likely be a very healthy thing, any thoughts? Thanks and be blessed.
|
Kudos to you for thinking about fostering. Fostering is a tough job, but IMHO, nothing else makes such a HUGE difference in the life of a child.
One thing you should be prepared for, though, is that fostering also carries a huge component of loss. No matter how supportive you are of a child's family, no matter how much you know deep down that the kid is going to go home at some point, you still grieve enormously each and every time a child leaves your home. I think if you weren't attached enough to grieve the loss of the child (and it is a loss, from the perspective of the foster parents), you probably didn't give that kid all you could.
Fostering is a wonderful way to help children heal. It's not a very good way to help yourself heal. Fostering has lots of rewards, but freedom from loss is not among them.