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"mom"
Perhaps it's because I am from a differnt culture but I don't worry aout what they will call me. I let them decide that. If they want to use my name, "auntie", mama, whatever. As long as it's respectful and we are both comfortable whatever is fine with me. With a very young child I have heard they have one Momma and a Mommy or womething like that. As for telling people (friends) I was told in my fostering classes that only those who have to know should know that it's a foster child otherwise it violates the child's privacy. I introduce the child by their name. If they ask why the child is with me I say that they are "staying with me for a while". My family knows that I am foster/adopting so they were always tickled to meet the children. People will ask you rude questions that make the kids "uncomfortable" easpecially if they are a different race form you but I shrug it off and discuss with thme why it was a rude comment and leave it at that.
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