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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Of all the kids who have stayed with you -- what has been the average length of stay? Are we talking 2 weeks or 6 months? And how long of a break do you take between foster kids or do you always have one?

Sorry but I'm just not getting why someone with your own young kids would do this. You say you work part time, DH works full time, and you have 2 young kids. Aren't you going to look back in 10 or 15 years and feel like you missed out on your own kids' childhoods or skipped the opportunity to take your kids on certain outings or events because little Daquan who you never spoke to again was with your family for that 3 week period and you didn't want to spend the $$$ to take everyone on an outing but couldn't just leave him home with a sitter due to his emotional issues? Except that it won't be just 1 thing you skipped with your kids but dozens if not hundreds?[/quote]

It really, REALLY fluctuates. Two nights to two years. 
We only accept a kid if the entire family is comfortable with that. If one person needs a three month break then we take a three month break. If we're all ready after two days, then we say yes after two days. 
We take Daquan with us. We are allowed to take foster kids on vacation with us and we do. Our kids are not missing out. We do this because SOMEBODY has to, and we feel like we're qualified to be somebody. No, I don't think I'll look back in 10-15 years thinking I missed out on my own kids' childhoods. If i did, we wouldn't do this. We have a foster son with us now, and damn straight he had a Christmas stocking up right along with all of ours. When we went to the grandparents house, he got anxious and his behavior went a little off. DH pulled him aside and whispered that they knew he was coming and there'd be gifts for him too, and after he came out of his time in he'd settled down. [/quote]

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