People crack me up. Obviously some people who aren't very close to us don't know about our foster kids. Or people who "just" met us...
but, to answer the question:
I have gone from 1 child...
to 2... (for 5 months)
to 3... (for 8 months)
to 4... (for 6 days)
to 3... (for 4 months)
to 2... (for 2 months)
to 4... (for 5 1/2 months)
to 2... (for 6 months)
to 4... (for 3 weeks)
to 2.... (for 7 months)
to 3. (currently)
Can I tell you something?
It felt darn weird to have less than 3 so I guess my life feels a bit more normal than it did while I waited 9 months to get baby K here.
Going from 2 to 3 feels good.
6 comments:
LOL love it. Life as a foster parent is different, for sure. I bet most of these people don't realize you could be doubling one day soon. heehee :)
That's funny! I had a friend just say, "How do you do it with five?! You must have pulled all of your hair out by now!!! We can't even handle our two!" I laughed and said, "After you have three, adding more makes very little difference. Three is what pushes you past that point."
Haha! Yes, they don't know the life of a foster parent. What really feels good is going to three with permanency!
I always tell people that things only seem hard until you do something harder! Three was only hard until I had done four...two was only hard until I had done three.
That happened when I had Naomi too - "Oh my, life is completely different with two!"
When I had previously parented four children at a time.
Ha!
Ha!!!!!!!!!!!! SO true! People asked me how it felt going from 2 to 3...apparently they were unconscious during my pregnancy with Phoebe.
check your in box.
Hi, I just started blogging and came to your posts. I appreciate your candid honesty. I've been fostering for several years now and I'm looking to add another child to my pack. I'm super nervous about it. I think I'm mostly unsure about deciding what age range of child I want. I have a 13yr old girl and 7yr old boy. I like that you are very sure of your fostering age group. Congratulations on your new baby, what a pumpkin!
sincerely,
Casey
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