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One of the major things foster parents struggle with is the constant battle they are put in the position to fight. This alone affects every part of your lifetime, relationships, and your mental and physical health. This is another reason I find it so funny when people and especially biological parents say we are the ones that do not care.
This evening I am on my front porch enjoying the cool country air and oh so tired of the battles that are added to my daily life due to foster care. I have two little faces pressed up to the front glass door watching me. We battle with child welfare to find out what is going on and then battling the turmoil of the biological parents in the foster children’s lives. Finding doctors that are able to help some of these children is a huge task in itself. Getting the school and therapies these foster children need and deserve is an uphill battle at times. In some cases you’re even put in the position to battle with the biological parents. Some biological parents turn their anger, hatred, and maybe some envy on us since we have been placed into the parental role towards the foster parents.
I had one little boy that I had for several months that had some medical issues that needed to be taken care of with surgery. The surgery was supposed to happen when he was a few months old and at four years old I was left to figure out what this child needed. I endured weeks of doctors’ visits to finally end up with the same specialist that was supposed to do the surgery on him as an infant (he was the only doctor able to do the surgery in our state). The office refused to give me an appointment because the doctor had already wasted so much time and resources on the biological mother. Finally, after daily phone calls of begging they made me an appointment. Huge battle won but the battle continued on.
Continued……….
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