New here!
Just wanted to introduce myself and put some of my fears on paper. I’m a 40yo female with 5 and 8yo bio kids. I was divorced in December and was separated for 14 months before that. I’ve always wanted to be a foster parent, but the timing feels right now. With my kids gone half the time I have this huge amount of free time that I haven’t had in years. I’ve spent the last year in a lot (seriously A LOT) of therapy and I’m just in a really good place in my life.
I started my foster parent classes last Saturday and it is definitely really intense realizing how likely it is that children that come to me will have difficult behavioral problems. I’m a nurse and feel pretty confident dealing with a wide range of behavioral issues and very confident with pretty much any medical issue but I want to be sure I am as prepared for the reality of it as much as possible.
My other fears are around my bio kids being upset when they go to Dads and the other child(ren) stay with me; I’m worried that it’s going to cost me too much money ; and I’m worried I’m going to regret giving up the free time I have. None of these are real barriers to moving forward, I think I’ve thought through how to deal with each of these issues but just wanted to share transparently.