#foster children

[fakeboitherottengirl]

There is a lot of discourse on tiktok about how adoption is immoral and of adoptees coming out and saying they hate their adoptive parents and i was wondering, as a woman who does not want to have biological children but still wants to open my home to kids in need when I get the stability financially, is there an ethical way to go about it?

#adoption #adoption discourse #adoptee #foster care #foster children

[harper]

I’m a little hurt by how shocked everyone was about it being confirmed that Darwin is black. There are so many mentions of Darwin being an inter-species pet fish turned brother and son, (interracial foster-to-adoption) INCLUDING two whole episodes devoted to his origins PLUS an entire episode of the rest of the family (who raised him) doing offensive and confused “fish cultured things” in an attempt to make him feel less distanced from his “culture” only to find out that’s never what he wanted and was always a watterson before a fish at heart.

I’m honestly sad, as an interracially adopted person, that this VERY CLEAR AND WELL-EXECUTED character, with MANY tasteful jokes and nods to his origins went over so many peoples radar. Like I see SO many people on social media who “just love the found family trope” that like, how did this go over you head? Adoption is the real life legal for, of it.

Darwin isn’t just black representation he is ALSO this first well executed adoptee representation in children’s media I think I’ve ever seen as someone who’s been watching cartoons since 1994.

#the amazing world of gumball #gumball fanart #darwin #darwin watterson #gumball watterson #adoption #interracial adoption #foster children #fostering #non traditional family

[gwydionmisha]

The rule protects LGBTQIA+ Foster children from being sent to live with queerphobes in order to protect them from abuse.

#Joe Biden #Foster Care #Republicans #LGBTQIA+ Children #Queerphobes Child Abuse #Foster Children #News

[akonoadham]

#uploads #videos #politics #government #foster care #foster children #save the children

[ilikecarsandlike4people]

Hey :)

If you feel comfortable would you be willing to tell a little bit more about being support adult? Like how did you get there, what it's like etc?

I'm thinking of doing that but just not 100% sure yet

Hi! Of course <3 I got into the program partly because of my own parents being in the support/foster family program. In their case they have a set of siblings come and spend a weekend once or twice a month over at their house, so they are weekend parents. In my case, I am a support adult which means I have a child that I see 2-4 times a month for a few hours. We talk about life and school and stuff and go for coffee or bowling, or what ever we feel like doing that afternoon. The point of it being, you are a friend that they can open up to and spend time with when they don't have that sort of a support system. The program organizers usually pay a very small wage to cover activities and travel, so that there won't be a large financial strain on the support adult. If you are thinking of getting into any sort of support program or weekend fostering, I highly recommend it. There is always demand and a great need for people there. It is by far the most rewarding thing that I have ever done, and I am very very glad that I took the first step and signed up. It can be a bit scary at first, jumping into something like that with no prior experience, but in time you will learn so much.

#asks #social work #foster children #thank you for the ask!

[thingstrumperssay]

#abortion #adoption #abortions #roe v wade #pro-choice #anti-choice #pro-forced birth #foster children

[theofficialmammonstan]

Hey Ya'll I know this is really different from my usual posts but I need your help!

I'm taking on a mission to help out kids in foster care by creating backpacks filled with everyday essentials to make their lives easier. If you want to join me on this adventure, simply scan the QR code (or click the link) and check out the wish list of supplies needed. Every little bit counts! Thank you!

https://www.amazon.com/.../3XXFF.../ref=nav_wishlist_lists_2

#scouts bsa #donate if you can #donations #eagle scout #backpack #foster care #foster children

[hersparklinggqalb]

May Allah grant us hidayah to consider becoming a foster parents for parentless, homeless children.

#fostercare #islamicreminder #islam #foster children #orphan

[kids-ate-my-paperwork]

Sitting Shifts

Currently, it is almost 4:00 a.m. and I've been sitting with kids for 2 hours. We are in crisis mode and have been for a couple of years now. We have sitting shifts around the clock because there's not enough places for these kids. So we sit. We sit with the teenagers that everyone is afraid of just because they are teens, even though they have no reported behaviors. We sit with the kids who need high level care that just isn't available yet, and try to keep everything calm so they won't want to hurt themselves tonight. We sit with the littles who were just removed, but it's late, so they won't get a placement tonight. We sit with the kids who just stepped down from a higher level of care, who we promised that, if they just did the work, they could step down to a foster home that doesn't seem to exist. We sit with the hopeless ones who are with us day after day and think nobody wants them and we try to convince them that it isn't true.

We try to make things as normal as possible for them while they are with us. We drive them to school and pick them up every day. We make snacks and meals. We try to monitor what they watch and listen to. We play games - board games, card games, video games - whatever they like. We get cussed at, assaulted, exposed to everything you can think of, and occasionally, we get hugs, laughs, and told that we are the best caseworker a child has ever met.

So, if you've ever considered fostering a kid, now is the time. We need homes. And if you think you can't do it, because you could never give the child back, I have good news. You don't have to! Check out https://www.adoptuskids.org/ to see listings of children available for adoption in your state, or nationwide. The children on AUK are already in full guardianship of the state and are just waiting for a family to step up and be willing to adopt them. Most of them just want a family and they don't care if you are single, they don't care about your race, your gender, or your sexual orientation. They just care that you will love them and that you won't give up on them.

#child welfare #foster care #social work #social justice #children #foster children #adoption #family #foster parenting #foster parent

[thecoolergrey]

I can’t find the original video but there was a guy going up to protesters blocking the entrance to Planned Parenthood and handing them adoption papers, telling them how many kids are in foster care right now, asking them if they’d be willing to donate to their local foster homes, stuff like that. They all got super uncomfortable and were trying to avoid him or saying shit like “please leave us alone.” As someone who was in foster care right when the funding got cut nationwide, that man is my hero.

#foster care #foster children #abortion #planned parenthood #pro choice #it’s not pro life it’s pro control #seriously I’m so tired of people shouting ‘SAVE THE KIDS’ but then refusing to help kids in need #like bffr

[bisexualbakes]

For all hobby bakers in the US

Ever have the urge to bake something, but have no one special occasion coming up or people to feed?

Check if you have a chapter of Cake4Kids in your area!

This non-profit is dedicated to delivering cakes and other baked treats to at-risk and underserved youths across the country!

It’s a win-win. You get to hone your baking/decorating skills, and a child who otherwise wouldn’t have gotten sweets for their birthday (or other event) gets the celebration that all children deserve!

Here’s my most recent contribution!

#cake4kids #baking #cake decorating #cooking #cakes #charity #non profit #foster children #community outreach #cupcakes

[whats-in-a-sentence]

It has been told that Huor the brother of Húrin was slain in the Battle of Unnumbered Tears; and in the winter of that year Rían his wife bore a child in the wilds of Mithrim, and he was named Tuor, and was taken to foster by Annael of the Grey-elves, who yet lived in those hills.

"The Silmarillion" - J.R.R. Tolkien

#book quotes #the silmarillion #jrr tolkien #brothers #death #battle #war #winter #winter baby #birth #wilderness #foster son #foster children #elves #hills #huor #hurin #battle of unnumbered tears #nirnaeth arnoediad #rian #mithrim #tuor #annael #grey elves #gray elves

[foster-care-is-shit]

My first foster home

My aunts and grandma took me to this group home. My mother and Father were there, even though I was supposed to have no contact with my dad.

I cried and begged them to bring me back home, but they wouldn’t. I didn’t like the place - it was very religious, and I wasn’t that big on religion. I didn’t like how the house smelled, and as a kid who had always had some sort of device since i was 12, I didn’t want to give up my phone. They took my phone anyway. I wouldn’t have any contact with ANYONE for 15 days. 

I Threw A Fit. I had so many anxiety attacks while I was there, and not once did they let me speak to my grandma. I called my social worker and told her to put me somewhere else, or I’d run away. I was there for two days, then they moved me to a hospital.

#foster care #dhr #foster children

[agirlwithmagicpals]

Revamped au skunk punk info

In this revamped version of my au crash is a spotted skunk Mobian human hybrid with a human mother who lost custody of him after people had found out that she is a chronic addict even when she had good intentions.

After that he mostly just moved around from foster home to foster home before finally being adopted at 15 by rough and tumble who loved the idea of having a third member on their cute little team although he didn’t necessarily go through puberty until he was about thirteen or fourteen and it was a mix between them producing some estrogen while also being able to produce testosterone at any other time note the long hair(anyone can have that tho)and certain traits such as body curves and having a period one week but next thing you know a month later they go through male related puberty.

They’re just such a little adventurous punk with a straight forward attitude and I love them so much💙💙💙💙💙💙

#agirlwithmagicpals #rough and tumble my beloved🤗 #crash the spotted skunk #skunk punk au #skunk hybrids #hybrid oc #au oc #au ramblings #foster children #tw adoption #punk style #puberty #hormones #estrogen #male testosterone #intersex #intersex oc #sonic oc #au lore dump

[galexiasnursingstudies]

Reading Challenge

21.09.22

Day 4:  What is your favorite genre and trope to read

This one has me in a thought spot 😅

Since I was a teen I've mostly enjoyed reading true story's and biographies, dark ones usually are those that caches my interest.

One of the authors I'm stuck on now is British Cathy Glas.

She is a Foster mum, and has been for many years. Every book she has written is about one of all the Foster children she has managed to give a better home, and a stable life. So far I think I've read 4 or 5 of them, and there are soooo many more!!

Unfortunately here in Sweden they can only be found on a reading app - Story tell. And they are only recording and not e-books. Otherwise I probably would have baiscly been done with most of her books. I don't like audio books that much, however I can stand the reader that is reading the books. It is still slowing me down unfortunately 😔.

I can warmly recommend her 📚.

#readingwithlunlun #student #studyblr #nursing student #studyblog #school #uni #university #sweden #bookworm #bookaholic #reading challenge #reading #reading tips #book tips #book recommendations #cathy glass #fosteringsaveslives #foster mom #foster children #true story #studyspo #college

[adoptionisadaption]

#adoption #healing #growth #mental health #trauma #ptsd #complex ptsd #childhood trauma #foster children #future #adoption trauma