The Temporary Mom

So sorry I didn't see this sooner! My advice to any young foster parent is to stop listening to the...

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I’ve had two different social workers call me this week telling me that they HAVE to see me...

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Canoeing with two 13 year olds is not for the faint of heart. And when the canoe guy hits on you they will not let you forget it.

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I feel like I am quite the last person in America to not know who this John Green guy is. I stumbled across some gif of a cute nerd in glasses saying something funny so I searched Tumblr for an e...

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Love this quote. 

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I get $580.00 each month for fostering a teen. I spend $390.00 on camp each month because DFCS...

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Parent favoritism:...

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Love having awesome neighbors who don’t care what kids are in my home that day and are willing to share their pool.

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Figuring out life as a single mom new to the foster world. Currently have two foster daughters, ages 13 (Fuzz) and 10 (Banana) who are sisters. Fuzz is with me full time, Banana is with me on weekends. In a way, I am co-parenting Banana with her dad while her mom works the case plan (parents are long since parted). I’m 27, a red head, love to read, work in a law office, and have great respect for the various people who work in the fostering world.

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Last Thursday I accepted temporary custody of a 16 year old girl for the weekend. DFCS was trying to arrange a therapeutic foster home but she had been in 5 homes in 2 weeks and just got removed ...

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So excited that my “hates to read” 13 year old picked up Divergent and now has read 8 pages- which is a huge deal for this girl. She brought it to day camp, to her visitation with her mom, an...

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“I’m just so angry every time I see her. I don’t want to even talk to her...

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thekidzoo: If you are a foster parent/adoptive/guardianship/kinship parent reblog this!! I want to...

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I wish that I had the energy to post more updates as so many things keep happening. But I choose to...

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’Tis so sweet to trust in Jesus,Just to take Him at His word;Just to rest upon His promise;Just to...

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We walked into our team meeting last Wednesday and there she was. The woman I had only seen in a bad...

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The number one phrase people use when finding out I’m a foster parent. Its like they...

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Sunday: Church (bring a neighbor friend along for the day), grocery shopping, make lunch, get...

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5 minutes before bed time last night, H is brushing her teeth, and I’m on my computer catching...

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This weekend is already wonderful. I deliberately cleared out our schedule, said no to having...

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