How about fostering, I hear they pay you.
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Maybe? I don’t really need the money that badly, but I hear some people start that way and then adopt
Fostering is easier, because not many people want to do it. There's parents, stuff might change (usually doesn't.) In my country there's also like a year of bureau and then few more waiting, if you want white kid and especially girl. We thought of adoption or fostering, but it's advised for the own kids to be older than the newcomer..and we're pretty busy with them now.
I’m not really picky about gender or color 😂
You’re like a professional level mom. I could only deal with one at a time
My sister fostered for a while and it was an unmitigated disaster for her. But that’s because she did so for the money and not to help out kids in need (she’s not the best human in the world). Also in her case she isn’t a disciplinarian of any sort so these kids (who came from really shitty lives in Wisconsin where sis lived at the time) just ran right over the top of her.
Ahh yeah I’ve seen that too working in pediatrics with developmental disorders. What’s heartbreaking is that kiddos with issues are a bigger paycheck for a lot of these “parents” trying to profit so they will foster like 5 kids with disabilities at once. Obviously not all are like that, but it was really hard to watch.
They do. But I’ve also seen people who fostered children for years & were denied adoption. Sometimes the bio parents come back & reclaim their children. It can be utterly heartbreaking for everyone.
This is something one must prepare for. They give the classes on this but it still hits emotionally when it happens. 🫂
Yeah and I’m like the most emotional and clingy person of all time so we will see what the future holds 🔮