The more I travel down this road the more educated I become. Today I had to take my niece for a med check as she has adhd. So after the visit we went to the pharmacy. While waiting for the meds to be filled we walked around the store.
As we were browsing the pre packaged gift section of this particular store she was very touchy feely of the merchandise. I told her to stop touching as they were pre packaged alcholic beverages. I told her those were for people like me who had too many children and that I could use several and started laughing.
The lady standing next to me agreed and we stood there looking at the packages. My niece was like omg that lady is agreeing with you. I said it was because she had children as well as the lady nodded in agreement.
So the following conversation insued. We compared notes she had two biological children two foster children and had a child or two for daycare. To which I replied I have three biological children and three foster children who were relative placement. That I too do daycare as well and had four children that I took care before and after school.
The lady said you have me beat. From there the conversation turned to the state of the foster care system in our state. We both shared the same frustration of it shortfalls,mutally agreed about fears of speaking out and losing the children in our care. Lastly about the boy that shot the people at the mall.
Health and Human Service held a press conference basically to cya (cover your ass) and talk about how much money they had spent trying to help him. The gentleman went on to say how the offer whatever support in so many words. To which the lady and I just shook our heads and said amazing.
I take this chance meeting as the universe telling me that I need to be apart of the greater good. So after the first of the year I will pursue classes to allow me to foster other children than just relative placement.
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