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As a very new foster parent, ( just three weeks ), I already see some pros and cons. On the positive side, you know that you are giving a loving and safe home to someone who really needs it. In the long run, foster kids who have been lovingly cared for will do much better in life, nomatter which direction things turn. There have been documented studies about the positive physical and mental changes in kids who have come into care and are placed in loving homes. Their brains can actually show improvement! You get to experience being a part of these childrens' lives and you grow to love them. On the more challenging side, you get attached to kids that in many cases are going to be reunited with bio family. It pulls at your heart as you go through all of this. It is also scary and worrisome when you know that the 'home' they may go back to is unsafe, unstable and lacking so much that kids need. I am in the midst of this now, and feel we have to hold on and fight for what is best for our foster child. Ultimately, what is meant to happen will.
Hope this helps!
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