Fostering would be an amazing opportunity and a rewarding experience. Foster carers can make such a difference by providing a loving home and nurturing environment.
Foster carers aren't a replacement for a child's family though and permanent care isn't necessarily the next step. It would be very hard emotionally if the placement were to end. I'm sure that's one of the main things on your mind already.
When you say 'we've been asked' is that you and your parents? Or are you planning on starting the approval process journey on your own? It's long - you'll need to get started on the paperwork and interview process ASAP!
Last edited by Lenny; February 6th, 2014 at 09:26 AM.
I know they're gonna go through all our history. I figure that if I give it all I've got, and they say I'm not a fit foster parent, well, at least that answers the question, and I'll deal with the emotional fallout from that. But being in this fertile Purgatory is horrible. I've spent years trying to move on from wanting to be a parent, and I just can't do it, I am a parent - I just don't have a child.
We = Professor and I. The question has come from the girl's grandmother and great-grandmother. I rang DCP last week and they mentioned the possibility that, because the little girl isn't with the women who are asking, it's possible that the family she's with would actually like to keep her, which I hadn't thought of. I hope it's not the case. Well, obviously it would be better for her to be with family. I guess for me I hope it's not the case.
Even if this little girl isn't the one for us, we're still going to go through the process. I keep reading about foster kids being abused etc, and I figure that even if I'm a bit nutty, I've got SO much love to give. It's not like they're looking for perfect parents!
Danita, thank you so much, that was exactly the type of info I'm looking for PM away!
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