tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21112957.post7849471897637392632..comments2023-09-23T02:16:11.746-06:00Comments on Thoughts from a Foster Family: Why she can't stay (in care)Yondallahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10375966725096729570noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21112957.post-69271235834268868072007-06-25T16:11:00.000-06:002007-06-25T16:11:00.000-06:00I wasn't a foster kid, and I felt that exact way w...I wasn't a foster kid, and I felt that exact way when I turned 18. I can only imagine how hard it is for these kids. <BR/><BR/>Yondalla, do you mind if I email you privately regarding a potential teen foster situation that I may be doing??Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21112957.post-32382190660400533952007-06-25T15:01:00.000-06:002007-06-25T15:01:00.000-06:00Yes! YES! YES! That's exactly it. I couldn't wait ...Yes! YES! YES! That's exactly it. I couldn't wait to get out of care because it was so <I>terrible</I>. At least out of care I free to do as I pleased and controlled my own life. If I sank or swimmed, it was because of my actions. And let me tell you - group homes are just as bad as prisons - and often with white painted concrete walls to boot. <BR/><BR/>I dreamed of an apartment with carpet or wood floors and not industrial linoleum and institutional bunk beds. <BR/><BR/>In my day, we didn't have the situation your kids do, of staying in care an extra year, but what I <I>did</I> do was take up every option before I aged out. They got me into the local community college, helped me get financial aid, and find a cheap apartment. I already had a job, I had to buy a car and they took me to salvation army to get dishes. I wouldn't have been able to do it on my own. I didn't have the life skills. <BR/><BR/>I wanted to leave when the school year ended in the end of June, and they convinced me to stay through the end of August. But to stay one minute past August 31st? (I turned 18 in September). HELL NO.AidelMaidelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10788500419305677402noreply@blogger.com