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Originally Posted by Boulderbabe
You don't tell your son "we're going to adopt so-and-so." You say, "So-and-so is coming to stay with us for a little while. Her family can't take care of her, so we are going to take care of her while her bmom and bdad take care of their problems."
If she goes home, well.....that was always the plan. It will be sad, but not unexpected. If it gets past TPR, then you can tell your son, "Her bmom and bdad just couldn't fix their problems, so we are going to adopt her into our family. Adoption means forever, and we are going to be her mom and dad as well as yours."
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Thank you for this. I was just coming to ask a similar question. We are considering fostering (we were licensed before DS was placed with us through a private agency and have moved twice so we're potentially starting over...) and our biggest concern is how to prepare our two children (26 months and 4+) for the child/ren only staying a short time. We will only consider children younger than our parented children right now. I'd be interested in other's input as well. Thank you.