tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21112957.post7497007388379254838..comments2023-09-23T02:16:11.746-06:00Comments on Thoughts from a Foster Family: It was fun for a whileYondallahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10375966725096729570noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21112957.post-73872858453779121602008-12-26T14:47:00.000-07:002008-12-26T14:47:00.000-07:00Well (S) our foster daughter made out like a bandi...Well (S) our foster daughter made out like a bandit. Her parents got her a bundle of things and so did we. Since our kids are grown and out of the house,(30, 27,26) there is no one to keep up with, but our kids still say we are spoiling S and giving her more than we ever gave them.....Oh well. We just tell them we love her more. :)cloudmasterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16880857751492052933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21112957.post-38546999788346386752008-12-26T11:40:00.000-07:002008-12-26T11:40:00.000-07:00Glad your Christmas went well. I am quite fortunat...Glad your Christmas went well. I am quite fortunate in that my family overspends on all my kids. In fact, I think they might spend more on my kids than the bio kids just to make up for those years that they didn't have. JB and I both marvelled at the gobs of toys they got. Not that I am complaining :)Torinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00992090842674056507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21112957.post-49407488551390228402008-12-26T11:23:00.000-07:002008-12-26T11:23:00.000-07:00I'm so glad you pay attention to keeping things ev...I'm so glad you pay attention to keeping things even as much as possible. I'll never forget the one foster mom I spoke to (as I was preparing to go to committee for adoption (ultimately I wasn't selected for that boy)). She talked about how the boy had big issues with jealously and that he was hyper-focused on belongings. She complained and complained about that. Then, she mentioned how she doesn't know why he's like that because he's allowed to borrow some of her (bio) kids toys and all he has to do is ask. Then she went on to say that she doesn't ever let her foster kids have stuff of their own because "most of them are too destructive so it's just a waste of money." <BR/><BR/>Ugh! I was sick to my stomach about that. <BR/><BR/>In any case, I'm glad you had a Merry Christmas. Ours went well, too.Maggiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06956114780055557451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21112957.post-67814058260959452192008-12-26T10:45:00.000-07:002008-12-26T10:45:00.000-07:00Overall, Gary hauled in as much stuff as Brian, bo...Overall, Gary hauled in as much stuff as Brian, both of whom got more than the older boys. The gift certificate was the only disparity I noticed, but it was one from a source I did not expect. Perhaps the inlaws have always spent less on the foster kids and I didn't notice. It is of course more obvious when you are dealing with a gift card that is more obvious.<BR/><BR/>Oh, and welcome back Girlspeaks!Yondallahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10375966725096729570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21112957.post-57062781365524249212008-12-26T03:56:00.000-07:002008-12-26T03:56:00.000-07:00Psst... Remember me? My blog is up and open again ...Psst... Remember me? My blog is up and open again finally about my several month long siesta!<BR/><BR/>Anyways! On to this post... I remember Christmas being like this, though Gary got out lucky when it comes down to my story... I remember the Christmas of getting the book, candy bar, and cd (didn't even have anything to play it on), while the biological kids got CD Players, Gift Cards, pagers, clothes, etc... I also remember the Christmas's that went by when I didn't get a single thing too... <BR/><BR/>Guess thats why I hate Christmas now and view it as an overly commericalized holiday... And just for the record... I didn't get anything this year either!GirlSpeakshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15014199365789585050noreply@blogger.com