The Class of 2006
I feel a bit sad that Maggie at The Open Window has halted her blog.
When I started blogging in 2006, she was one of the first foster care adoption blogs I found. We were at a similar stage in the placement process.
Like other foster care adoption blogs I started reading religiously around that time -- Toots and Noodles and Spotted Dog Turn come to mind -- the blog is going dark.
Foster care adoption is sort of like jumping into a rough ocean. The waiting stage and the placement stage is full of uncertainty and terror. Then you adapt to the ocean (hopefully) and start swimming. At this point, I guess the natural question comes up... why keep blogging?
It's too bad. I really wish there was a more central system of archiving and linking all these kinds of blogs, because they're a more valuable resource than the official training classes you get. But they're more like organic entities forming a fragile ecosystem.
I plan on continuing for a while. I might let things slide for a few weeks or even a month, but I'd like to keep updating as frequently and as long as I can.
Sunny is doing well enough that our current problems are actually rather boring. Nose-picking, for example, and an abortive attempt to slip the dog his vegetables. But I think I'll still have interesting things to talk about here and there, especially since I didn't really start this blog to be 100% adoption. I'm not bored with blogging yet. Also, if I stick around long enough, maybe some of the blogs that have gone dim will light up again...
Foster Care System Perspectives
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Thank you.
For me, my blog started to feel like an invasion of Slugger's privacy. I don't know how to adequately explain it. Rages and bizarre behavior... that's not really Slugger. We're to the point now where I see the true kid underneath. That part of Slugger is a lot more fragile than his outer anger. I'm not very willing to share that.
I had tons of post ideas. Such as the different and somewhat unusual ways we deal with his sensory deprivation disorder. (e.g. I draw pen "tattoos" on his back; the sensation of it is so calming for him and it's a good attachment thing, too.) But I guess I just didn't really need or want to share the details about it.
I hate to leave. Blogging was such a great source of support and information. But, for me, it's time to stop. I'll still be around and reading, though!
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