Hello again!! I hope you are all enjoying reading our blogs and getting to know us. We are so excited to meet you all and share experiences to hopefully inspire you all. Just a little bit about myself: I entered the foster care system in Colorado at... Read more
Well training today was great I had alot of fun learning about the presentations that we do at Fosterclub. I cant wait to share them with all of you. Inspirational Quote for today: "The grass is always green on the other side" I choose this quote or... Read more
Sometimes I just feel like crying. Every now and then, I want to shout to the top of my lungs and not care if my neighbors call the police or think that I am crazy! If a person is hit by a bus (and lives to tell the story) I’m certain that he/she... Read more
A little reminder to everyone about what it means to be a professional or caregiver in the foster care system; these definitions contain words that show the true nature of what our job entails: Providing positive support to foster youth, and keeping... Read more
Foster Care Month is right around the corner, less then two weeks away. We here at FosterClub have been gearing up and getting ready some projects that are going to ask everyone to get involved with the life of a youth in foster care. We have some... Read more
To foster kids --- When you have experienced a whole bunch of let downs, coupled with abuse and neglect and occasional therapy sessions about how to forget about the past and live in the present and about how what happened to you wasn't your fault... Read more
To my long lost friend: I miss you I must admit My pride does not want to give Yet my heart longs for what once was and still is and will be. I miss the long talks and long laughs. Now standing between us is the long silence. Silence that pierces... Read more
I went to listen to a problem But I had no ears. I went to give advice But I had no voice. I went to eat lunch, But I had no mouth. I went to smell the roses, But I had no nose. I went to give a hug, But I had no arms. I went to love, But I had no... Read more
Well today is my 40th day here in Seaside Oregon. Wow, I dont know how this happens, my mind tends to observe time differently depending on the situation. Before I left time was speeding so rapidly & now that I'm here & its been a minute it... Read more
You know, all of us have things we would change if we had the opportunity to go back in time. For me, it is how my relationship with my father is. On one hand, I want nothing to do with him, he was a very physically abusive person, to me, and the... Read more
