So tonight we opened up our new game of Monopoly Junior. I find it kind of ironic that the properties are based on amusement park rides. It kind of seems fitting with life right now. In our little slice of "Fostercare Land" things are getting kind of crazy. We have been on bumper cars, a few roller coasters, and I'm pretty sure the water ride called "A dose of reality" will be shortly up and coming.
So with all the craziness, I thought I'd finally get caught up on some reading. Someone, somewhere, gave me a book called Success as a Foster Parent: Everything You Need to Know about Foster Care by the National Foster Parent Association. My favorite quote was "Foster and adoptive care is a journey where you are never sure what the end result will be. You have to be happy for today and try not to worry about tomorrow. It will come soon enough." It seems that I should be reading that each and every day. Cause you see, in the "Everything You Need to Know" they don't tell you everything you need to know. It's not in the books or in the training classes. To tell you the truth, the stuff that they leave out would or could have possibly kept me and others from being foster parents.
It's all a roller coaster you see. If you just hold on tight, you'll have your twists, turns, loops, and huge drops! It's all excitement. Unfortunately, it's the kiddos that suffer through as the adults keep taking more turns on the ride. The kids just want to go on the predictable carousel with the predictable up and downs. It feels safe and predictable.
I love my kiddos and I hate how the drama of the past couple weeks makes them feel and act. They are fearful, moody and just not themselves. We seem to all be caught in this situation day after day but not able to really move forward. It's like having a dream and having it over and over again. Hopefully in the future, we'll all be able to find rest on the "Lazy River" or just forget reality on those spinning teacups.
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