Friday, August 18, 2006

Like in-laws

Foster kids are like in-laws.

Really.

Instant family with all the conflicts that happen in any family and none of the history or shared understanding about how conflicts are supposed to be solved.

Posted by Yondalla at 3:48 PM

2 comments:

  1. Granny9:09 PM

    Interesting take. I never thought of it that way but it makes sense.

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  2. Maerlowe2:20 PM

    Our family worker used that analogy -- told us to imagine moving in with our inlaws and having to do everything as they want it done, without it being explained beforehand.

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