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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I’m a current foster parent. My husband and I have no biological kids, and have been doing this for four years. We’ve had kids stay as long as 18 months. It’s the hardest and most rewarding thing I’ve ever done. Reunifying kids with their families is something I’m really proud of doing.[/quote] Isn't it more heart breaking though... eventually siblings get divided up between relatives (b/c blood relatives trumps you and DH fostering), returning kid(s) to the super-sucky parents(and homelife) of whom they were oroginally removed from, no therapy for the trauma, going back to instability, etc. I'm not saying fostering isn't helpful, but don't think it's necessarily rewarding and everyone lives happily ever. That's rare The kids have mental and physical baggage which can make behavior, trust, emotions, and the like really hard on everyone. YMMV obviously. Cases and situations and your locality will range wildly.[/quote]
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