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names
We have only been foster parents for about a year. And most of that time we have only done Respite. So they were short term. We let the kids call us by our names. It is a little more interesting for us because my husband is 10 years my Junior, so while I am old enough to be "mom" he really isn't old enough to be "dad", especially since we take in teens. I think if we had them fulltime they would probably call me mom and my husband still by his name. I have teens from a previous marriage who obviously call me mom, and my husband is called by his name. We have had Exchange Students who did that, too. I am mom and my husband is called by his name. When we have introduced our foster kids at church we tell people they are our friends or they are just staying with us for the weekend. Most everyone at church knows we do foster care so they know the situation. Our church is one of the best. They all accept every child we have brought even if they were not good kids.
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