Fostering - xoJane

It Happened To Me Contest Entry: I'm A Foster Mom And Now I'm Not Sure I Ever Want To Have Kids

IHTM CONTESTANT — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 17:00:00 -0500

Between the biological urge of my body, and the now raging doubt in my brain, I am stuck. I love my foster kids, all 4 of them, but I just don’t know if I want to do it again “for real.”

I'm Letting Go Of My Pregnancy Dreams

Emily — Mon, 30 Jul 2012 14:00:12 -0400

As my life plan has begun to unfurl, it looks less and less likely that pregnancy will be a part of it.

White Ladies, Black Babies: How I Got Schooled on Baby's Skin and Haircare

Emily — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 14:00:23 -0400

I recently discovered I didn't know the first thing about my baby's skincare. What else don't I know?

I'm Worried About My Future Foster Child

Emily — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 11:00:15 -0500

We're nearing the end stretch of the qualification process, which means that in a manner of weeks or months, the child who will be placed into my home is going to be forcibly removed from their own.

Well, We're Doing This Thing

Emily — Wed, 27 Jul 2011 15:02:09 -0400

Nothing standing between me and a foster kid except 30 hours of training and a GIANT stack of paperwork!