By Maralee Bradley If You Give a Foster Family a Chicken Dinner
If you give a foster family a chicken dinner, They might have extra time to spend with their foster child.…
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By Andrea Lemly Loving My Children’s Other Mother
A few days have passed since the whole world shouted out how amazing their mothers are. I was not left…
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When it’s Time to Stop Being a Foster Mom
I'm still not okay with calling myself a "former foster mom." It just doesn't feel right. My heart is still…
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By Abbeigh Gurwell Dear Foster Parents: Please Remember The “Older Ones”
My husband and I have recently shared the news that we are in the process of becoming foster parents. I…
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By Jamie C Siblings’ Plea to Be Adopted Together Has Gone Viral and They Live In YOUR Town
Foster care and adoption are sort of my thing. I follow, approximately, every single foster care and adoption page on…
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Sex Trafficking is YOUR Problem (and one thing you can do to help)
I'm going to be really honest with you about the evolution of my understanding of sex trafficking. I'm wondering if…
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By Jenny Leboffe I Can Be The Attention He Has Not Received: Our Foster Care Journey
This two-year-old beats at my leg and I scoop him into my lap. He has spent the last ten minutes…
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Ready To Be Done With These Multi-Colored Maps? There’s One More You Have To See.
My eyes have probably seen these multi-colored state maps a thousand times over the past week or so. I was…
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Today I Hate Foster Care
Can I be honest? Today I hate foster care. I hate what it has done to people I love-- adults…
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By Moriah Steiner The Children in Our Hearts: A Foster Care Story
My husband and I said we would never foster a child. We thought it was something we just weren’t called…
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The Harm of Viral Parent Shaming: Why I Won’t be Sharing that Photo
I saw the pictures today. The pictures of a girl who had her hair pulled by a man (presumably her…
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How to be Friends with a Foster Mom
So your friend has become a foster mom or maybe you just met a new friend and it turns out…
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