We are Officially Foster Parents
@ElusiveButterfly (45940)
United States
July 1, 2017 9:44pm CST
Today we received a letter from the State declaring that we are now Foster Parents. We can only have one child, and that child is our granddaughter.
That isn't a problem for us. We only went into this because of our granddaughter. We will still need to take courses to remain licensed. But, we would jump hurdles for our Little Miss.
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@tammys85 (30086)
• Baltimore, Maryland
4 Jul 17
@ElusiveButterfly You're welcome.
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@LovingMyBabies (85288)
• Valdosta, Georgia
2 Jul 17
Congrats, thats great news! =)
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@ElusiveButterfly (45940)
• United States
2 Jul 17
Thank you Jennifer. We only have to complete the courses that are required by the State. Thankfully they are offered over the phone.
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@LovingMyBabies (85288)
• Valdosta, Georgia
2 Jul 17
@ElusiveButterfly Your welcome! Well that makes it more convenient. =)
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@BelleStarr (61102)
• United States
3 Jul 17
I am so glad that it is all official and your Little Miss is a lucky child to have loving grandparent as her foster parents.
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@ElusiveButterfly (45940)
• United States
9 Jul 17
Thank you. Now we only need to follow through and take the necessary courses. The first starts in a couple of weeks and will run for 5 weeks.
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@ElusiveButterfly (45940)
• United States
3 Jul 17
Thank you Jabo. We now only have to take the trainings they require. I guess we proved from our home visits that we are a good fit for our granddaughter.
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@Courtlynn (67083)
• United States
2 Jul 17
That is awesome! Yay.
But why can you only have one foster child?
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@ElusiveButterfly (45940)
• United States
2 Jul 17
We only want to Foster our granddaughter. Our home is too small for any other additions. Perhaps when we buy land and build a bigger home we will change our minds.
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@ElusiveButterfly (45940)
• United States
2 Jul 17
Thank you Patsie. We are happy to be able to provide her with the stability and love that she needs.
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@ElusiveButterfly (45940)
• United States
2 Jul 17
When we first interviewed they said we could have up to 4 children in our home. We only have a very small 2 bedroom home. I told them from the start that we would only want to Foster our granddaughter.
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@ElusiveButterfly (45940)
• United States
2 Jul 17
We are delighted to finally have the paperwork. Now we can breathe a sigh of relief.
@thislittlepennyearns (62628)
• Defuniak Springs, Florida
2 Jul 17
May I ask why you haven't just adopted her
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@ElusiveButterfly (45940)
• United States
2 Jul 17
Because she is in State's custody we have to follow their protocol before that can happen.
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@GardenGerty (160708)
• United States
2 Jul 17
That is what you do for someone you love.Congratulations.
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@ElusiveButterfly (45940)
• United States
2 Jul 17
Thank you Heather. We would do it for any of our grandchildren.
@LeaPea2417 (37355)
• Toccoa, Georgia
2 Jul 17
Good luck and best wishes. I am sure you will be wonderful Foster Parents to your granddaughter.
@PatZAnthony (14749)
• Charlotte, North Carolina
2 Jul 17
Congratulations! Hope this all works out for you @Elusive Butterfly
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@ElusiveButterfly (45940)
• United States
2 Jul 17
Thank you. We didn't know what to expect at first. Now we are okay with all we still have to go through.
@CookieMonster46 (13454)
• United States
2 Jul 17
that is good news, your granddaughter is a lucky girl.
@atoz1to10 (6780)
• Australia
2 Jul 17
Very happy for you. So your granddaughter now is living with you? How old is she now?
