After 20 years of doing foster care I have retired. Our last foster child returned home on May 30th and our license lapsed that day.
Three days before our retirement we received a phone call at 10:45pm and were asked if we could take two small children that were being pulled from their home by the Sheriff's department. I felft guilty at the time having to say no, but right now it feels good to be free of that pressure.
DH thinks I will last about three years before wanting to start again. I don't think so as I still have our two adopted daughter to raise who have serious mental health issues and will be a challenge. Plus our 8 year old gifted child (with all the challenges that comes with that)and our 17 year old soon to be senior. In August I will be a grandma and will probably be watching my granddaughter in her early years while my daughter and her husband finish school. So life will not be dull. We have agreed to do respite once in a while for other foster parents but that will only be for a few days here and there and will have to work around our schedules.
The Family
Kurt II, Mom, David, Cornell, Kurt, Heather
Kurt II, David, Heather, Cornell
Kurt II and Adrienne
5 comments:
I'm sure it's probably a bitter-sweet thing. . .but just think of all the children you've served over the years!!
Jennifer, I just read the comment you left on my blog about being from El Cajon, and having attended Valhalla! My older brothers went there...they are a bit younger than you...41 and 42 years old. Jeff and Scott Bowden. Being LDS, you may know them?
Jennifer, you won a couple of prizes over on my blog. Send me your snail mail address so I can get them to you.
And thanks for playing!
Karlene
Hi Jennifer,
Thanks for dropping by my blog. Yes, Vic is my nephew.
Retiring from foster care must be a huge thing. I wish you the very best.
Candace
it must feel good.. so what are you doing now.. i mean this is your second chance at life?
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