Many People think Foster Care is Hard?
close
Uh Oh! You're using the Internet Explorer 6 Browser. Our site doesn't work as well for this browser, and in general it's 4 years old now and not very good.
To get the maximum amount of pleasure while browsing this and other websites you can download for free any one of these:
But if you can't download a new version on this computer you'll still be ok. Just not great! ;-P
- share
FOR ME FORSTER CARE HAS BEEN ONE OF TH EMOST AMAZING THINGS THAT HAS EVER HAPPENED TO ME AND I LOVE THE FAMILY THAT I HAVE BEEN WITH FOR THE PAST 11 YEARS NOW AND THEY LOVE ME AS IF I WHERE THEIR OWN SON AND I AM PROUD TO CALL THEM MY PARENTS AND THEM TO CALL ME THEIR OWN SON AND IF YOU AGREE PLEASE COMMENT BACK TO ME
posted May 3rd, 2009
it really depends i guess how long you have been in the system and where you live.
is it true what people say that u have a brilliant life after care and if so how is that possible .
Oh yes, absolutely. Because of the rich lives foster kids live, they become extremely resilient and sentient. The different experiences combine to force foster kids to manage stress, so by the time they leave the system, they reach a sense of maturity most of their peers won't reach until their 30s or 40s. The skills a foster kid learns while in care pay off by the time they leave care, so their life after foster care is usually much better.
Think of it this way. Getting your drivers license is soooo stressful- all the studying and the nervousness of driving with someone watching your every move to make sure you do it all right. But once you finally get the license to drive and you drive by yourself for the first time, it is so much easier than before.
I hope you find fulfillment with your life after foster care.
Your sister,
Jamie
i guess in many cases foster care is better than your life. i mean, from the enviroment you were in before. meaning, you are in foster care because of your parents and/or familys actions and surroundings and not your own. unlike me, i got myself into this. therefore, i think foster care is hard. hard being away from your family. hard not seeing your friends. just hard adjusting to a new lifestyle. well atleast for me. anyone else in foster care because of something you did?
keep your head up high. God has plans for everyone. You are all truly blessed. Take care of yourselves! Happy Holidays.
Foster care changed my life for sure! I was going down the wrong path in life, I basically did what I wanted when I wanted, and no one told me otherwise. If I had not entered foster care I'd probably still be in that mindset to this day, or maybe even worse. Entering foster care helped me focus and get back on track, if it wasn't for foster care I wouldn't have graduated high school and gone into college. I have been placed five times while in foster care, now I work with ILP in my state of Connecticut, but every placement taught me something and I left every placement with a new piece of myself. Over all my foster care experience has helped me make the most of my life and I am more than grateful for it.
I think that many different people have had many different experiences in the foster care system. Unfortunately many of them are negative, but there are a lot of positive stories. I think that each story has its merits. That's why FosterClub is so great, you have a space to share your story and listen to other peoples. Amplify Your Voice!
Well foster care for me was great it make me the person who i am. Because from anywhere i went as in foster homee where i moved too i took some of there values i like and i felt that was goinng to be necessary in my life so i thought it was a good thing. I am not ashamed to say I AM A FOSTER KID. The foster care system in NYS help me out and was a part of my life. I am glad i was put in care. Now i am happily engaged to a wonderful girl in my life and getting married next year. So i was saved by being put into the foster care system. Just remember there is life after foster care. True that.
Foster care for me was my saving grace. I came from a biological family that was extremely unstable and out of whack. Without entering foster care they would have been a high chance that I would not be where I am today. In foster care it gave me the opportunity to finish HS, go to college and create the support group needed to be successful. A lot of the time I find it hard to state that I had a great foster care experience because there are so many youth out there that are unhappy with their current situation in care and that they are receiving the same opportunity I did to succeed, but one of my friends told me that I am the example on how foster care should work. Every youth deserves someone to love for them and to care for them and to be there whenever needed, and I was lucky enough to have that in foster care. I wish my story brings hope to the other youth out there that there is a possibility that you will have an amazing foster care experience. Lets work together to change the system for the better!
Jeremy 2009 Foster Club All Star
I like hearing your story that it was a help to you. I know most have a bad experince, but do you know why? I feel we have a say in what happens while away in care. What may seem to be bad actually may be good. I know this has been the case for me as I was away. It helped create the young strong man I am today. It has been a long journey and my jorney continues, but I made foster care become a part of who I am. I was not fortunate to have stayed stable in foster care in any one place, but I learbed a lot and I am not like most my age. This is both good and bad, I know I would be nothing like I am today had I stayed at home. I always desired tohave a home life, but I have managed to say I will make home eventually as my sucsess paves itself in life.
Post new comment