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- What will my friends think about me going into foster care?
- Friends keep asking me questions and I just don’t want to discuss it. What can I say?
- What should I say when friends ask, "Are those your real parents"?
- I just want a new start. Is it wrong that I don’t want to keep in touch with old friends?
- I’ve never been good at making friends b/c I had so many family troubles. Why is it still hard now that I’m in foster care?
- Why can’t I see all my friends whenever I want – like I used to?
- Are there people I can talk to about my problems?
- How do I stay out of fights when I’m so angry inside?
- Why does being in foster care upset my emotions so much, and how do I learn to live with it?
- Will being in foster care make me a different person?
- Am I the only kid embarrassed to be in foster care?
- The kids at school constantly make fun of me. How can I make them stop?
- I don’t know why I keep picking on other kids.
- My foster parents won’t let me see my boyfriend. What can I do to make them trust me?
- I’m under 18 years old. Do I need my parents’ permission to get birth-control pills?
- What do I do if I’m pregnant?
- What’s wrong with having a boyfriend/girlfriend? It makes me feel safer – like I belong to someone.
- If I was sexually abused by someone of my same gender, will I turn out gay?
- How do I know if my relationship is abusive?
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Good questions. I could give you my best guess on your first questio, but I'd hate to give the best wrong information. I suggest you ask your caseworker on that. I would expect that you'd be able to see you friends,& boyfriend/girlfriend but there may be some rules around those relationships (when your allowed to visit, how often, etc.) That would be a good thing to ask the folks at the foster home
I might be going into foster care, im 17 and i have 2 questions, first off i live in south florida but if i was put into a foster home could it be in north florida or would it have to be in the town that i live in? & my 2nd question is, when youre in foster care are you allowed to see friends,&boyfriend/girlfriend if you have one?
I have been in fostercare for two years and I don't want to go back to live with my mom for many reasons but mainly because I don't feel safe. The judge says I have to but also said I could have regular contact with my foster parent. My social worker says I can only see my foster parent 6 times per year. I need to see her more. do I have any rights.
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