Talk Back: where your voice is heard! Each week, we post a new question at FosterClub. It's your chance to speak out on issues effecting youth in foster care. View Past Talk Back Topics Current Poll Bio-family relationships can be difficult. We may love them, we may hate them, or we may be somewhere in the middle. We might want to go home, but deep down we know we can't because it is unsafe. Or maybe we avoid contact altogether, deciding that a relationship wasn’t possible.We feel loyal to them because they are family, but at the same time doubt them because of past and continued circumstances that keep us in care. These feelings are normal but cause confusion because we are often left in the middle of a chaotic situation that has no direct right or wrong answers. Do you find the above statement to be true? Yes I find it difficult to deal with my bio-family  78% votes: 7 No I don't find it difficult  0% votes: 0 I don't know what to feel  22% votes: 2     total votes: 9 > > Cast your vote > > Got more to say? Post your comments here: Additional feedback from users brandonruse, age 23, MA. in foster care more than 3 yrs I think that it's challenging to cope with biological families either during, or after, the move to foster care. I think, especially for me, there are, and were, feelings of unwantedness and strife. Sometimes I feel myself secluded so i don't have to deal with the hurt and bad feelings. jen_Ney, age 15, GA. in foster care 1 yr - 3 yr I believe its hard to live with bio families. I've lives with a bunch and I've found it hard. At present im staying with a non-bio family and it's working out very well. sceenqueen, age 16, ID. in foster care 6 mo - 1 yr yea i find that true which is sad..i want to go home but im also scared to and i just dont want to be a "ward of the state" any more...sometimes i just feel like another case file, but lucky for me, i got a good foster home, and im beginning to actually build a life for myself Shortey, age 16, CO. in foster care 6 mo - 1 yr sammi I'm sorry to hear that but just keep you'r head up and you'll be okay. My thiught's and prayer's are with you .

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