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Swatkins13 · 07-07-2007, 08:02 PM

After 7 months of classes and home inspections after home inspections, my wife and I are finally have a licensed foster care home.

And three days after the license arrived in the mail, here is the fruits of our labor.

Getting some tips from our birth daughter for her first four wheeler ride

Summer for the ride along until she gets the hang of things

And finally got it down

If you ever have the chance to do foster care, jump on it. It has been nothing but rewarding for Jenny and I.

ILove2shoot · 07-07-2007, 08:39 PM

Congratulations on the newest member of your family. My parents used to foster care children while I was growing up. I know I liked having them around since I am an only child ( Adam, my little brother passed away a day after he was born.)

I wish you and your family all the best.

retired · 07-08-2007, 01:55 AM

Congratulations, it is a wonderful thing you and your wife are doing.

In a different vein and this is not criticism, just a question. Are the kids not wearing a helmet just because they are going slow. And no, even tho I live in a nanny state, I'm not advocating the same. Just inquiring. Thanks.

Enjoy her, I'm sure you and your wife will have a positive impact on her life.

Arps · 07-08-2007, 02:35 AM

Good for you!

shipwreck · 07-08-2007, 08:56 AM

Yes, congrats! Enjoy your time with the new family member!

Pinedawg · 07-08-2007, 09:25 AM

Congrats!
The smile on her face has to be the best payback for all the hard work you've been thru.
She must be very happy to have found such a loving family.

Hitman45 · 07-08-2007, 01:11 PM

good for you....and good luck

mike98t · 07-08-2007, 01:34 PM

Congrats. Wife and I are foster parents. We have had some great times helping kids less fortunate.

killrrabit · 07-08-2007, 05:26 PM

Congrats! My parents fostered a child when I was in my early teens. It is tough situation; but it is, as you said, very rewarding.

Good luck!

**Majk** · 07-08-2007, 07:34 PM

Good friends of ours just got out of foster care. They've done it for 15 years and 13 kids later, the local police just charged them with child neglect.

One of the kids got hurt jumping on a trampoline, he sprained his arm. The next morning they took him to the doctor because he said it still hurt even though he could move it normal.
Well the school nurse called the police the next day because he said it still hurt. The nurse and the police said they should have taken him to the hospital the first day even though he could move it and wasn't crying. They said 14 hours later was too late. The state pulled their license after that and now have charged them. To top it off, they just found out a woman stole her identity and was a convicted felon, so that lady's record shows up when they went to run her name and birth date.

It really soured them after pouring so many years of their lives into it.
The children they took in all had emotional or physical issues. Most were drug babies or fetal alcohol kids.

But they adopted four of the kids over the years and they would never have done it any other way even if they knew this would have happened.
Now they have to go through the process of clearing their names. They were charged because when they ran a records check on the woman, they saw the long rap sheet so they decided to charge her instead of dropping the charges. And to top it off the woman who stole her identity has been dead for 4 years.

I commend you on becoming a foster parent. To few people are willing to do it. We have thought about becoming foster parents but we've already got 5 children and don't quite have the space for another right now.

Good luck and many thanks for the children you will be helping.

God Bless.

07-07-2007, 08:02 PM	#1
Swatkins13 XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Leon Kansas Posts: 353	Foster children After 7 months of classes and home inspections after home inspections, my wife and I are finally have a licensed foster care home. And three days after the license arrived in the mail, here is the fruits of our labor. Getting some tips from our birth daughter for her first four wheeler ride Summer for the ride along until she gets the hang of things And finally got it down If you ever have the chance to do foster care, jump on it. It has been nothing but rewarding for Jenny and I. __________________ “If we succeed, the Country is ours. It is immense in extent and fertile in its soil and will amply reward all our toil. If we fail, death in the cause of liberty and humanity is not cause for shuddering. Our rifles are by our side, and choice guns they are, we know what awaits us, and we are prepared to meet it.” Daniel Cloud December 26, 1835

07-07-2007, 08:39 PM	#2
ILove2shoot XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Delaware Posts: 125	Congratulations on the newest member of your family. My parents used to foster care children while I was growing up. I know I liked having them around since I am an only child ( Adam, my little brother passed away a day after he was born.) I wish you and your family all the best. __________________ Carmen XD-9 subbie (08/25/05 - gift from my fiance) Colt COBRA (32 Colt N.P. CTG. revolver - inherited from my Grandmother) KEEP PADDLING!!!! I HEAR BANJO MUSIC!!!!! and He's too little for me to injure.

07-08-2007, 02:35 AM	#4
Arps XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Indiana Posts: 1,059	Good for you! __________________ "You can't be a real country unless you have a beer and an airline - it helps if you have some kind of a football team, or some nuclear weapons, but at the very least you need a beer." -Frank Zappa

07-08-2007, 08:56 AM	#5
shipwreck XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Texas Posts: 1,338	Yes, congrats! Enjoy your time with the new family member! __________________ - Visit: http://www.fnforum.net The ULTIMATE FN site!

07-08-2007, 09:25 AM	#6
Pinedawg XDTalk 500 Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Lower Slower, DE Posts: 725	Congrats! The smile on her face has to be the best payback for all the hard work you've been thru. She must be very happy to have found such a loving family. __________________ "How'd you get the beans above the frank?" Yes I am a pirate, 200 Years too late, The cannons don't thunder, there's nothin to plunder, I'm an over 40 victim of fate, Arriving too late, Arriving too late... Jimmy Buffet

07-08-2007, 01:55 AM	#3
retired XDTalk 5K Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: S. Calif. Posts: 5,548	Congratulations, it is a wonderful thing you and your wife are doing. In a different vein and this is not criticism, just a question. Are the kids not wearing a helmet just because they are going slow. And no, even tho I live in a nanny state, I'm not advocating the same. Just inquiring. Thanks. Enjoy her, I'm sure you and your wife will have a positive impact on her life.

07-08-2007, 01:11 PM	#7
Hitman45 XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: The Heartland Posts: 153	good for you....and good luck __________________ What part of "shall not be infringed" don't you understand?

07-08-2007, 01:34 PM	#8
mike98t XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: MI Posts: 186	Congrats. Wife and I are foster parents. We have had some great times helping kids less fortunate. __________________ Xd 45 Acp Glock 17, 19, 27 sig p229 xd 40sc my new baby 1911 black stainless bushmaster ar 15 xd 45 bi-tone star model P bersa 380 xd 45 bi-tone

07-08-2007, 05:26 PM	#9
killrrabit XDTalk Newbie Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 22	Congrats! My parents fostered a child when I was in my early teens. It is tough situation; but it is, as you said, very rewarding. Good luck!

07-08-2007, 07:34 PM	#10
Majk XDTalk 2K Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Nebraska Posts: 2,716	Good friends of ours just got out of foster care. They've done it for 15 years and 13 kids later, the local police just charged them with child neglect. One of the kids got hurt jumping on a trampoline, he sprained his arm. The next morning they took him to the doctor because he said it still hurt even though he could move it normal. Well the school nurse called the police the next day because he said it still hurt. The nurse and the police said they should have taken him to the hospital the first day even though he could move it and wasn't crying. They said 14 hours later was too late. The state pulled their license after that and now have charged them. To top it off, they just found out a woman stole her identity and was a convicted felon, so that lady's record shows up when they went to run her name and birth date. It really soured them after pouring so many years of their lives into it. The children they took in all had emotional or physical issues. Most were drug babies or fetal alcohol kids. But they adopted four of the kids over the years and they would never have done it any other way even if they knew this would have happened. Now they have to go through the process of clearing their names. They were charged because when they ran a records check on the woman, they saw the long rap sheet so they decided to charge her instead of dropping the charges. And to top it off the woman who stole her identity has been dead for 4 years. I commend you on becoming a foster parent. To few people are willing to do it. We have thought about becoming foster parents but we've already got 5 children and don't quite have the space for another right now. Good luck and many thanks for the children you will be helping. God Bless. __________________ --------------------------------------------------------- majkthreads Psalm 28:7 "The Lord is my strength and shield; my heart trusts in Him, and I am helped."

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