[Scrapsathome]

I've learned not to listen to the person who places them in your home and says, "Be prepared. This very well may become an adoption situation." That just means they are shocked again by the circumstances the kids were found in and at the moment can't imagine the kids going home.

We've had to learn to distance ourselves a tiny bit. Now we try to treat every child as if they were our niece or nephew. We love them like our own kids, but we keep in mind that they are not ours and could leave at any time. We still grieve when certain kids leave because you can't help falling completely in love with some of them and wishing they could stay forever. You just have to be willing to benefit a child even at your own expense.

I'd recommend you let your worker know that you only want extremely low risk placements if you aren't sure you can handle much heart break.

Jess