Quote From: fcworkerI have read through a lot of the posts on here and cant help but notice that almost every post is negative. How bad workers are, the system, etc. I am a foster care worker and pour everything into my job. I stay up at night wondering, having to live with decisions I made. I work hard to establish trust with the children I work with, foster parents as well. I am not perfect, and I know that the system is broken, no one is perfect, no worker the same, just as no foster parent is the same. However, We all do have the same goal and I hate to see foster parents bashing the system that is already short of foster homes. One negative comment could sway a great person from becoming licensed, changing the life of a child. I could share a million stories with you of poor decisions by the system and just as many by foster parents who gave up on a child. What good would that do though, spread a negative message, we have enough of that in the world. I know some posts are just venting,but I know there are positive stories, amazing outcomes, wondering where those posts are.
Here is one for you.
I am adopted. I am the oldest daughter of two wonderful foster/adopt parents and I wouldn't have it any other way. Same with my siblings. We were all adopted and only two are biological and thankfully God put them with us. My brother Tony had to do visits with his B-Mom every week and every week he would call my Mum from the pay phone and always tell her that he was going to come back to us. When we were finally able to adopt him (and his sister on the same day) he goes "Mamma-Jackie, can I call you Mom now?"
Mom cried, because she always wanted to be a Mom and the CW's wouldn't allow the kids to call her Mom and so we had always use mamma-Jackie. So, when he was finally able to drop that last part, Mum was so happy! so was my Dad. My parents love us and if they could they'd adopt more, but, five kids is enough for my Mum.
