“Every tiny preparation helped tremendously.”
单寄养妈妈分享为青少年准备准备的技巧
‘Three days before Christmas, my phone rang at 8 a.m. ‘When can you get them?’ I stood in the hallway, frozen.’: Foster, adoptive mom thanks mother for support, ‘I had a great example’
“When we turned the corner he said, ‘Home.’ I smiled, ‘Yeah, buddy, that’s home.’ When I signed the adoption papers, I burst into tears.”
‘If he leaves, I will be wrecked.’ We fought together against the trauma he’d faced.’: Single foster mom says ‘this is just the beginning’ after adopting 2 sons
“For over a year, I raised brothers while living in limbo. I did every single mom thing—including falling deeply in love.”
‘Oh my gosh, what have I done?! TWO toddler boys!’ I remembered the promise I made to myself, to always fight.’: Single foster mom shares ‘wild and beautiful’ adoption
”我看着来电显示的冲击。这是a placement worker. ‘We have two brothers we’re looking to place immediately.’ My promise stays the same.”
“她的生育妈妈又怀孕了。”这个消息使我屈膝。我可以处理两个婴儿，相隔11个月吗？
“她被安置在另一个家中，但这并不合适。4天后，她在我的怀里，这是一种即时联系。我非常爱上了这个女婴。几个月后，我们收到了一些令人惊讶的消息。”
‘He’s a biter. Will you take him?’ He was dropped off with nothing but the clothes on his back. By the time he left, he called me ‘Mom.’: Single foster mom shares journey, ‘I was made for this’
“他从我身上逃跑，哭泣和恐惧。’他经历了什么？他看到了什么？我可以这样做吗？’上帝送他告诉我我可以做到这一点。这不是一个容易的呼唤，但我是生活上帝的话。”
‘我不能养育。我是单身妈妈！’我把女儿放在学校，电话响了。这只是一个开始。’：妈妈成为寄养父母，“我的单身是礼物”
“Never in a million years did I think I’d be taking on foster care. ’Would you welcome in a 12-year-old girl?’ She was just 3 months older than my daughter.”
‘You think I’m a monster.’ What they’d been through was horrifying. Mom cried, the tears where you can’t breathe.’: Foster mom fights for reunification, ‘Their mom is the bravest person I’ve met’
“I saw their eyes when others asked them why they had a white mom, their faces as they kept justifying their family for the rest of their lives. ‘Of course the boys will always have a place with me, but this isn’t the end. You have to fight.’”
‘Can you take in a 9-month-old baby?’ A single twenty-something, I said yes to ‘a few weeks.’ I was prepared for temporary.’: Single woman becomes foster, adoptive mom to siblings
“I was supposed to be the short-term shelter in the storm. I had no intentions of permanency. Dead-set on only taking one kiddo at a time, I got a second call. ‘Can you take in his newborn baby brother? He was born premature.’ Suddenly, all my ‘rules’ went out the window.”
‘How can you waste the best years of your life fostering children?’ People questioned if I’d find a husband.’: Single foster mom says ‘these children are worth it’
“This sweet little 3-year-old also had a 2-year-old sister. They were looking to have them adopted together. ‘How could I adopt just ONE?’ I decided to drown out the noise of others.”
