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Small town foster care
I live in a town of about 70,000 people. Everyone knows everyone. I got a call today from a friend and she said her mom was telling her about the niece of a friend of hers. Apparently this niece is the mother of the twins DH and I had last weekend. My friend told me she didn't tell her mom that DH and I were the twins foster parents but she said her mother told her that the girls lived in horrible conditions with their biomom.
I felt SO sad. I liked thinking that they went home to a clean house, a loving family, etc. I know that's not the reality of it but that really helped me move on and mentally prepare for the next placement.
Do any of you live in small towns? How do you deal with friends or family potentially knowing who the biofamily of your placements are? How do you react when you see your ex-foster kids and their families at the grocery store or post office? I'd appreciate your stories.
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06/08 - First appointment with private adoption agency
10/08 - Completed foster parent/pre-adoption classes
02/09 - Switched agencies and submitted adoption application with DHS
05/09 - Home study approved and submitted for several waiting children
06/09 - Opened home to foster care placements
06/09 - Chosen to go to committee for a sibling group of 4
08/09 - Not chosen at committee
09/09 - Passed on sibling group of 2
12/09 - Passed on sibling group of 3
Happy Daycare Provider to 4 children:
E age 7,A age 6, Big C age 6, and Little C age 3.
Previous foster placement:
"Frank the Tank", age 10 mon (6/17/09 - 12/15/09)
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