The Start of Goodbye

Well it eventually happens to all Foster Parents. The need to say goodbye and hopefully not see ya soon. Foster gets to go with a relative for the next two weeks on a trial period. If all goes well they will get to stay there and I will be on to my next fostering adventure. You always remember your first though right. There is no comparison. I fear that I have gotten off lightly with Foster though. As we sat in the waiting area for court yesterday I could hear case workers talking to their kids or about cases and I just realized that their are a lot of kids with serious issues. I heard of one kid that had been on the run for the last 5 months, living who knows where and doing who knows what. Another is on track and being returned to a relatives care as long as they stay in school, get involved with extra curricular activity and sticks with their AA treatment. They couldn't have been more than 15, but they looked so proud of all that they'd accomplished.

I hope Foster looks back at their time with us and remembers it with fondness and appreciation. During their time with us grades have improved, behavior has improved and life has settled some. Foster got to play on the basketball team for the last few weeks of the season. Foster is also on track to be able to try out for the Soccer team in March. We will be so proud of him if he is able to achieve all this, but frankly we are already proud of how he has conducted himself in the last 4 months.

I hope he will stay in contact.

Peace, Love and Puppy Dogs!

John