Foster Parent Blog — Fostering Children

By Sometimes Mom@sometimes_mom I have always been a bit of an old soul but becoming an empty nester several times over before age 30 is a little mathematically confusing. The truth is, I’m a foster mom whose children have reunified with their biological families. For the time being, we are empty nesters.  In a traditional “bird leaving the nest” situation, the child has grown up and gone off to college or landed a job and moved away from home. This transition is a slow and gradual process. By the time they leave, they don’t need their parents as much. And...

By Sometimes Mom @sometimes_mom Thinking back to March 8, 2019 I strutted into work donning my International Women’s Day shirt in response to a coworker having nerve to say he didn’t want feminism thrown in his face. My main goal for International Women’s Day was to be as in his face as possible. Sadly, my mission was halted when I discovered this particular coworker was out of the office that day. But my focus quickly shifted when I received the call. My husband and I were newly licensed foster parents that had not yet gotten a placement, but on March 8,...