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Family Forum / Parenting / Adoption / September 2006NEW TO FOSTERING
HEllo, I am new to fostering, any advice you can give? > HEllo, I am new to fostering, any advice you can give? Run for the nearest exit. This is not a good place to ask. The "I hate CPS and foster parents and will lie about them and mislead anyone that comes here to ask such questions" crowd will be on you like a pack of ravenous hyenas. They will claim everything from you wanting to rape foster children, to you wanting to make a huge income from housing them. If you don't think so, read a little bit of the archives for this group in google. Best wishes. Kane  Signature"Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for lunch. Liberty is a well armed lamb contesting the vote." - Benjamin Franklin (or someone else) > > HEllo, I am new to fostering, any advice you can give? > [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > They will claim everything from you wanting to rape foster children, to > you wanting to make a huge income from housing them. How sad. I've read this group for probably a month and I noticed the negativity, which is why I have chosen not to post til now. I have custody of my niece and I only get $425 a month and since daycare is $400 a month, I'm hardly raking in some big income. In fact, I'm losing money, but then again, I'm not doing it for the money. I wonder if all the retractors are people like my sister, people who got their kids taken away because they did bad, yet wont admit it. My sister sees nothing wrong with using drugs, burning the house down which caused my niece 2nd degree burns and smoke inhalation. THEN not taking her to the hospital, for fear of the truth being known. She feels she "made a mistake" of lighting a candle and then falling asleep. I have had a relatively good experience with CPS and all involved and I have definately learned that there are many good people out there. > If you don't think so, read a little bit of the archives for this group > in google. [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > to have for lunch. Liberty is a well armed lamb > contesting the vote." - Benjamin Franklin (or someone else) >> > HEllo, I am new to fostering, any advice you can give? >> [quoted text clipped - 20 lines] > relatively good experience with CPS and all involved and I have > definately learned that there are many good people out there. Some of the negativity is bleed-over from the alt.child-protective-services news group. Its no where near as bad now as it has been in the past, but then again it is also no where near as active. But if you are looking for information on fostering or a positive place to share experiences or find advice please let me know. I have a full listing of web sites and their associated news groups (private and moderated) that I am happy to share. Ron >> If you don't think so, read a little bit of the archives for this group >> in google. [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] >> to have for lunch. Liberty is a well armed lamb >> contesting the vote." - Benjamin Franklin (or someone else) > >> > HEllo, I am new to fostering, any advice you can give? > >> [quoted text clipped - 31 lines] > > Ron Thanks Ron, but I'm about to give her back to her mom, so I should be good. > >> If you don't think so, read a little bit of the archives for this group > >> in google. [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > >> to have for lunch. Liberty is a well armed lamb > >> contesting the vote." - Benjamin Franklin (or someone else) > HEllo, I am new to fostering, any advice you can give? Hi, Jose! Welcome to the newsgroup! It's good to see you here. Bienvenido Jose! >> HEllo, I am new to fostering, any advice you can give? > > Hi, Jose! > > Welcome to the newsgroup! It's good to see you here. Watch out for this one, Jose. He'll line you up and bend you over while patting you on the head telling you how smart you are. 0:-> Signature"Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for lunch. Liberty is a well armed lamb contesting the vote." - Benjamin Franklin (or someone else) > HEllo, I am new to fostering, any advice you can give? What state are you fostering in, Jose? It's enough different that I'd steer you to foster parent groups there as a best answer to your question. Sometimes it's very critical to have local contacts that have local experience. Best wishes, Kane Signature"Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for lunch. Liberty is a well armed lamb contesting the vote." - Benjamin Franklin (or someone else) > HEllo, I am new to fostering, any advice you can give? Hi there, and welcome to the news group. There are actually few foster parents here, but of us few that read here I am possibly the only one that actually posts. Kane is correct in his assessment, this is not the place to get advice. There are more members of the "Anti-CPS" mob here than anything else. Most people who post here either post in support of CPS and its aims or claim that CPS is the devil incarnate. Advice. Hmmm, to a new foster parent I usually say to remember one thing. All the kids in the system have problems. There is no such thing as the perfect child, and even if the child themselves present no issues the parents or case managers will. Be prepared to deal with that. Its rarely easy, and not always something that can be solved. Another thing to remember is that 98% of the kids in the system eventually go home. So if you are in fostering with the aims of adopting children you might as well take a seat, its going to be a long ride. Other than those two things you just have to be flexible. Things change, all the time when dealing with the system and families. If you would like a list of resources for fostering please let me know, I have a fairly extensive listing of them that are available on the web and I'd be happy to pass them along. Ron |
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