The Hardest Part of Being a Foster Dad: Learning to Let Go
Thirty years in the future,I imagine myself walking down a busy street.所有我的孩子们现在都长大了,perhaps with children of their own,and my wife and I are alone at home.In this vision,I… see myself on a business trip halfway across the country.As I make my way out of my hotel towards my destination,I lock eyes on a stranger—but something about him looks familiar.We exchange glances,but proceed with our busy lives.Yet I know I've seen those eyes before.Being a foster parent means…>> Read MoreI'm Actually Glad to Be Parenting in the Trump Era
I spent all of my day the other day editing articles about what to do if there's a nuclear attack,or lead in the water supply,and tips for dealing with the spread of Zika.By early afternoon,… I was feeling despondent and afraid.I went online and I bought one of those pre-packed backpacks with survival supplies to keep in our basement.Later,after a meeting,I felt fear again,a low-grade anxiety thrumming in my chest.Are we doing enough?Are we being delusional?How soon until my daughter's birth certificate…>> Read MoreKids Are Taken from Moms for Terrible Reasons Under "Jane Crow"
This morning,many of us woke up and read a gut-churning story in the The New York Times about the so-called child welfare system that consistently (and too-frequently) removes the kids of poor black… and Hispanic mothers into temporary foster care for petty reasons—damaging everyone's lives in the process: "Dozens of lawyers working on these cases say the removals punish parents who have few resources," the paper reports."Their clients are predominantly poor black and Hispanic women,they say,and the criminalization of their parenting choices has led some…>> Read MoreThese Women Opened Up About Their Foster Care Experiences As Kids
Being a child in foster care is harder than most people can even imagine: This is why it was so amazing and necessary that a group of women sat together with a room of social workers and former… foster kids at at University of Penn Law School to debut videographer Yasmin Mistry's documentary "Foster Care Film." The documentary is comprised of short videos of women who were in foster care as kids.They opened up about their experiences,and while it can be hard to hear,we need to in order to create positive…>> Read MoreHome Delivery
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