Blog – Podcast – Foster Parents
I am a father to 7 children, foster dad to 20 or so kids. I've got this blog and a podcast with my wife Amanda.
There are some things you should never ask people that you don’t know. Questions like “are you pregnant” are probably best left relegated to the realm of thoughts you just don’t say out loud. As a foster or adoptive parent, you will hear people open their mouth and vomit ignorance all over with startling regularity! …Read more
I can only really give you the perspective of a foster parent, and my view of the experience. My experience has been almost exclusively with young children who would struggle to put a few sentences together. So, I can not tell you what their thoughts were, but I can tell you my view of what…Read more
Are you a “countdown to next Christmas 364 days out” sorta person, or more of Bah Hum Bug, “its over, now leave me alone for a year” kind? Most of us fall somewhere on that continuum. But there are a few of us who are on a whole different plane. Some of us are dealing…Read more
Ever thought that you would love to be able to help a kid in foster care, but didn’t know how? Would you like to help, but you can not become a foster family right now? Well here are 4 simple ways that you can make a difference today. Get involved as a mentor Support a…Read more
I have seen this question populate on my own search bar as I attempted to search for information about a foster care topic for an article. I must admit, I was a little surprised by the popularity of the query! Is it true? Well, yes and no. Foster care will wreck you in the way…Read more
I have been asked many times, “How much does foster care pay to the foster parents that take care of all of the kids in state care?” And my favorite follow up question is always “They pay you pretty good for that, don’t they?” My wife and I were unaware that there was money involved…Read more
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All of us have, are, or are going to struggle with fighting boundary issues around the Holidays. It is just inevitable that someone wants you to change your schedule to meet theirs, show up with (or without) kids for their special event at a time that just doesn’t work with the limitations of your calendar….Read more
One of the things I remember the most from the first time we talked about getting our fostering license is the questions we were asked. People can be fairly blunt with their curiosity. The most common sentiment can be boiled down to the question: Why? What kind of legacy are you building today, and more…Read more
Check out my interview with my son here!!