Foster Parent Blog

By Sometimes Mom@sometimes_mom Recently, I went to the mall in search of a very specific peach-colored romper but as I passed through Target, I was suddenly overcome with the fear that I would run into my former foster children. While many foster parents probably have this fear and some have even experienced it, I still have not figured out how to handle this hypothetical. Though we parted on good terms, their mom did not wish to continue contact with us after reunification. This was a decision that still stings but one which I had to accept. I have not seen...

By Sometimes Mom@sometimes_mom For those that celebrate, Father’s Day is coming up soon which has me thinking about the role my husband plays in our family compared to the expectations we have of fathers in our society. My husband is an amazing father; people rave about him, and they should! But why is he considered such an anomaly?  As a society, we set the bar lower for dads and allow a margin of error that we would never dream of accepting from moms. But I’m not here to pick on dads, rather I would like to set the bar higher....

By Sometimes Mom@sometimes_mom In honor of National Foster Care Awareness Month, I’d like to share some of the reasons why I’m proud to be a foster parent (and why you might make a great one, too!1. The need for good foster homes There are over 420,000 children currently in foster care in the United States so the need for licensed foster parents is truly desperate. Lack of available foster homes can lead to kids going “night to night” in different homes, siblings being separated, foster homes being at or over capacity and tons of other issues. Once you’ve seen a...

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,...