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| Hi, I'm Gina in Tucson, AZ. Sahm to seven children, our youngest five were adopted from foster care. We still do foster care, usually taking infants that are temporarily in the system. We find it to be such an incredibly rewarding experience, and feel so fortunate to be able to do this. |
| Posted by regina on 07/22/2007 01:53 PM
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welcome! as far as i know, we're the only two foster parents on this board. if there are any others, please come out of hiding!
we are in ohio, have 2 boys that we are adopting, but it's currently a foster placement (we need to work out the adoption stipend). we haven't been licensed very long, have had two other placements in quick succession before being matched with our sons. it IS rewarding, and i often wonder why more people don't do it! |
| posted by Christina on 08/22/2007 03:40 PM
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If you type in the search box under keyword "foster" there are few other foster parents. It would be great to send them a special invite. Let me know if you care to do it.
Vero |
| posted by Vero on 09/05/2007 10:32 AM
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| Hi, I'm Lynn. My husband and I where thinking about fostering or adopting in the near future. We have 3 children now (4,7,9). Do you recommend fostering first? I am leaning toward adoption because I don't want my birth children to get to attached to a new family member and then have them taken away. Any advise? |
| posted by Lynn on 12/27/2007 10:40 PM
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lynn,
i'd say that if you're viewing fostering as a means of growing your family and are uncomfortable with "giving the kids back" (i don't see it that way, since they weren't mine to begin with), then i'd do foster to adopt or a private adoption.
the bottom line is you have to do what's right for YOUR family. |
| posted by Christina on 01/05/2008 08:31 PM
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| I guess someone got the wrong idea. I didn't say "I was uncomfortable giving the children back to their birth parents". I stated that I was concerned about the effect of their leaving on my birth children. I suppose, in a way, I was asking for experiences that foster families had and how the departure of foster children effects the children currently in the family. Next time please read what is written. |
| posted by Lynn on 03/02/2008 08:21 PM
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