I’ve lost a lot of weight recently. It’s not all that new or different as I’ve yoyo-ed a lot over the past 20 years or so, but… Read more “I Am More Than My Weightloss”
Tag: Foster Parenting
A Letter To My Foster Son’s Former Foster Parent
If I was writing this letter two years ago it would have been written very differently. I probably would have berated you for the choices you made. I would have accused you of not trying hard enough to connect with the child in your care, and I would have told you how unimpressed I was with your decisions. There is a good chance that my words would have been unkind and hurtful.
A New Take On The Modern Family
A family can be a group of people who come together simply because they all have love for the same child. Our family may not look like everyone else’s, but it works.
Confessions of a Working Mother: Tips For New Foster Parents From a Foster Mom and Foster Son
I have officially been a foster mom for an entire year. In that year I have learned many valuable lessons that I would like to share with… Read more “Confessions of a Working Mother: Tips For New Foster Parents From a Foster Mom and Foster Son”
My Foster Son, His Mom, and a Trip to the Fair
A little over eight months ago I became a foster parent at the age of 28. When I started the fostering process I was nearly positive that… Read more “My Foster Son, His Mom, and a Trip to the Fair”
My First Foray into Judgement Free Motherhood
If you’ve been here for a bit, you know that CTWM’s primary mission, along with keeping it real, is Judgement-Free Motherhood. The second the idea was born… Read more “My First Foray into Judgement Free Motherhood”
What Makes a Good Foster Parent?
I’ve been asked that question before and always felt caught off guard. Who am I to say? Our foster journey was brief, relatively speaking, and though we… Read more “What Makes a Good Foster Parent?”
A Memory
I’m so glad I kept a journal in my early days of parenting, when we were first meeting our children, and learning the foster parent dance. There… Read more “A Memory”
A Defining Moment: Meeting My Children's Mother
In the fall of 2011, my wife and I had three beautiful children that we had been parenting for just about 2 years. There had been talk of… Read more “A Defining Moment: Meeting My Children's Mother”
