[emcal]

I read this last night and I have been thinking it over. I am a foster parent in a very small town. My two bio children are very rooted in this town and most every thing we have done in town we have done for years. My children are involved in the circus they have been doing it for six years, my husband is on the board of directors, and I am a head seamstress also. For four years we had two well known children, then we walk in with seven kids all to be in circus. I dont ever have to tell anything, people start grilling me. Its not hard to see what a cigarette burn is on a child. Once people found out we were a foster family the questions just dont stop, and I do not answer many questions, I will say how long they have been with me, then there is how long will you have them, how will you ever give them back. I have even had people ask my foster children why they are with me. I am not trying to give excuses but people......you know.