This message was originally posted by
seypup.
it is so sad to hear that about other foster parents. i have only received from home, but we did respite once.
my husband was mad at me. we spent almost more than we received.
they had pajamas that we hand me downs from her kids that we too small ( and they were sleepers so all you who are women can imagine how too small sleeper pajamas feel!)
and she gave him a hard time for losing a pair of shoes at IKEA when she left him at the play area so she could shop with her own kids. i ended up buyng him a pair of shoes. my heart just broke for those two.
we took pictures of them together and with their mom because they didn't have any. made nice little albums for them and when we went to visit them a month later on her birthday, the foster mom had put them up for safekeeping and wouldn't let them look at them!
we finally had our own foster kids, and when we sent our little ones home, i sent over 9 boxes of toys and clothes. and i have a ton left here that they outgrew.
i do like many of you. i use the vouchers for underwear, pajams, socks, etc, but i use goodwill and consignment storess to get them started. couldn't afford it otherwise. my agency actually suggested that i keep a stock of toys and outfits in different sizes from goodwill so that i would have some on hand for emergency placements.
i was so glad that i did. i even had new under wear in various sizes.
they came with almost nothing and filthy!
PK, you are so right! i just can't believ that some people will try to profit off of the kids like that. these were "christians" that looked down on my husband and i for not being "christian" enough! and with christians like that in the world, no wonder religion is a dirty word to some people!
i guess it is up to the rest of us to let people know what a good foster home can be and how much it can help children.
good luck lonnie, just keep turning those people in!
maybe our state should require recepits every month too!
i saw somewhere (I think PA) that they have a minimum clothing requirement list and i think a copy of it is on this site. they must have the minimum to return home or trasnfer to another foster home.
maybe we should contact the wa state foster parent association and see if we can get that instituted here too!
jan