Conversation with Sunny's Foster Mom
Sunny had gotten mad at his foster mom this weekend, and said "I hate you!"
She simply replied that it wasn't a nice thing to say, and he hurt her feelings. He immediately said, "I'm sorry! I didn't mean it! Sorry!"
I think that little anecdote sums up a lot of his personality traits. He's expressive, impulsive and touchingly empathetic. He's so sweet to his younger ex-foster brother. I've seen them on the webcam together; he props up the toddler and coaches him how to wave hello.
She thinks our webcam setup is going to help him immeasurably. It's much more real than a telephone call, and it reinforces what she's been telling him: that the people in his life aren't going to disappear after his transition. We're planning on having at least one set webcam time every week so he can chat with his foster family.
Thanks so much to the people who have left reassuring comments in the past couple days :-)
I will post about imminent placement soon.
Foster Care System Perspectives
2 comments:
I think the webcam idea is awesome. A continuing relationship with the foster family is so important. Slugger and I have a wonderful relationship with his foster family. We talk to them about once a week and I email with his foster mom frequently. Unexpectedly, I've gotten to be good friends with them as well. It's been a nice perk!
I'm in the process of trying to track down Slugger's first long-term foster placement. He was with a family for 18 months when he was young. His first adoptive placement cut off all contact with the foster family, though. Slugger would really like to get in touch with them, so I'm trying to find them!
The webcam is a truly awesome piece of technology. I'm glad that his foster family is willing to help keep that connection alive, too. Sounds like everybody is working hard to make sure he has a smooth transition!
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