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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP, do you mind telling us a couple stories of kids that particularly impressed you? They don't have to be "horror" stories, just te ones that made a lasting impression on you. Thanks.[/quote]

You know, kids are pretty easy to fall in love with. They each win my heart in one way or another. We fostered one girl who didn't like to be touched. Each night I would ask if she'd like a kiss goodnight and she'd say no. One night after a very trying day I had a headache, was tired, and just didn't ask. She yelled to me to come back and asked why I didn't ask. I said she always said no, and she said she knew, but she still liked being asked. So I asked her if she wanted a kiss good night and she said, "No of course not. But try again tomorrow." We realized that asking was giving for her, and she just wanted to know somebody was willing.

We buy Cottonelle double-ply toilet paper. One boy was so impressed by it that he asked to bring a roll to his family visit, and always reminded us to buy it when we were at the supermarket. When he was moving out I packed two rolls of it in his bag to take with him.

We had a girl who had fallen through the cracks for years come to stay with us. She was supposed to be in 2nd grade. The school tested her and said basically, she wasn't quite kindergarten level. DH and I went over the test results with her. She cried saying "How will I ever be a person?" and it broke our hearts. So we told her we'd help if she wanted, and every day after school we spent two to three hours trying to teach her all the skills she needed.[/quote]

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