Last week I had one of those days where it's not one big awful thing but a constant flow of one pretty of difficult thing after another. I spent the entire day counting and recounting how long it was until bedtime for all the kids. I had grand plans that were going to get me … Continue reading Say YES
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Talking to Kids About Foster Care, pt. 2
While writing the last post (Talking to Kids About Foster Care) I realized there was a lot more I wanted to cover about the topic. I covered how we explain difficult things in an age appropriate way to our four-year-old. Here are the things we tell her but in a very general way to protect … Continue reading Talking to Kids About Foster Care, pt. 2
Talking to Kids About Foster Care
"People have many times expressed concern about what effect our family doing foster care will have on Aurelia, especially what she'll learn from the kids who come into our home.Today, when our foster son started crying Aurelia came over, put her arm around him and said softly, "you're okay, you're safe, you're not alone, we … Continue reading Talking to Kids About Foster Care
Kids grieve too
It's true that kids are more resilient than adults. I feel like too often though, people don't realize that kids grieve too. They feel the pain of a loss, they hurt, they miss loved ones, they suffer. They go through all of this and do it without the ability adults have to adequately verbalize or … Continue reading Kids grieve too
Life isn’t fair
Life isn't fair. I know life isn't fair, and I don't expect it to be. Lately though I've been wanting to cry and angrily yell at the universe that one thing in life is completely, unacceptably unfair. Kids should not be so acquainted with loss, with grief and with a loved one gone too soon. It's. … Continue reading Life isn’t fair
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