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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]What was the main reason you decided to foster? Do you want to eventually adopt? Can you give an example where you had to call the caseworker and tell them the child could not stay with you any more? In other words, what kind of needs did the child have that you felt you could not serve, and how did those needs manifest? Do you ever keep in touch with the kids after they leave?[/quote]

DH lived near a woman who fostered when he was a kid, it made a big impression on him, and it was something he talked to me about before we got engaged. I like that we can be a soft place to land during chaos for a child. Right now our official party line is that we are not looking to adopt. We had one child that basically needed two full-time adults at all times, and it was too much at the time (each person in our home was getting the flu, one foster child had a broken leg, one had ADHD and we hadn't found a good medical combo yet). Unfortunately we don't get to keep in touch once the kids move on. We have stressed that the kids are always welcome back to our house if they have to go back into care though. [/quote]

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