It's been a while since I have been on here. WOW life really can get busy and stressful. Well after the brother left we got quite a few phone calls for placements. We turned them down. The placements just werent a good fit for us. Greg and I decided that we needed to re-evaluate the ages we were considering taking. We then decided that older children would work best for our family. Not long after that we got a call for a 17yo girl.
We went and met her... and decided to take her.
She was suppose to be here for a short time before going home to dad. Well...... of course that plan changed. So she will be here for a while....
So how do we feel about that, you ask?
We aren't sure.... She is tough. Not tough in the yelling, screaming, being defiant kind of way but in the low functioning, needs lots of attention, is more like a 7 year old kind of way.
I don't have any experience dealing with a low functioning, may not be able to function well as an adult, kid. So we are going one day at a time......
JUST BREATH!!
My name is Melissa and my friend Kim and I have started up a foster care/adoption blog. We want to share stories of foster care and adoption to help inspire others to get involved. We are hoping to help people to open their hearts and minds to foster care. We would love to share your story. If you would like to share it, you can email it to makingbettermemories@hotmail.com. Our blog is makingbettermemories.blogspot.com. You can also send photos if you want. We love to hear stories. Thank you so much, Melissa
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