Thank you for sharing your incredible words to such vulnerable feelings.

I love the night time trainers--and so do my kids! Soft, fuzzy, comfy...and cuter than cute. Doing laundry isn't all that bad when it's cute undies full of pee! haha!

oh, you just confirmed my fears worrying about my daughter's first mom, her sister and her sister's baby in foster care. I am disappointed in their caseworkers because I have shown--over and over and over and over--that I want to be an advocate for these girls. They seem to really want us in their lives and then communication is so difficult as foster mom never answers emails or phone calls. I'm really kind of tired of said supervising adults deciding for these girls what they think is best. We are not going anywhere--geez, we adopted her baby. We want her in our life. We need her. Her and her sister need us. They need to be loved. I get sick to my stomach thinking about it. Any suggestions? They have been to our house...I guess worse case scenario...when they are on their own, they can call us or come over or whatever. I know they are never going to have the things we take for granted.....computer with internet access, cell phone, car, money for bus or taxi.....any suggestions? There is kind of a difficult family dynamic so giving them a cell phone or stamps or something that would allow them private communication isn't an option at this time.

Glad my kids aren't the only ones who do things like that. :0)

My daughter's birthmother is in foster care. I worry profusely about her. I hope we can remain a solid consistent and always in the same place family for her if she needs us--ever. I think, where are these girls going to go for Christmas, birthdays, summer picnics, and family get togethers when they are adults. Who is going to make them cupcakes when they don't feel good or have cramps? Who is going to take them shopping, just because, and not just because they have nothing to wear. Who is going to stay up late waiting to hear about their night out with prince charming. Who is going to teach them how prince charming should be treating them? I weep for them often and love them dearly. I always want to be in their life.