I think my two favorites were:
***You know every pediatrician and specialist in your area that takes Medicaid, whether or not they are accepting new patients, their estimated waiting time for appointments, and the first names of all of their nurses and front office staff.
***You know you're going to be in the restroom longer than 30 seconds, and you bring your monthly paperwork with you so you don't waste valuable time just sitting there.
***You're intentionally vague when questioned about your children by random strangers simply because you get a good chuckle out of watching them squirm. "Is he your first?" "No. He's my 12th." or "Does she (your child of a very obviously different race) look like her father?" "I don't really know. I never saw him." ;-)
You can see why I wanted to share this blog post of hers with you! We all need to laugh at some of the challenges once in a while. Check out much more of her blog at "I Must Be Trippin'" especially if, like me and like her, you are a single foster parent. Poke around at some of her past posts and maybe, sign up to follow her blog too!
I am thinking of choosing one Tuesday a month to feature another foster parenting blog. What do you think?
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I'm so glad you enjoyed it! Thank you for sharing it. Sometimes you just have to have a sense of humor about all of the craziness, or you might go stark raving mad. :-) Foster care has been one of (if not THE) biggest challenges of my life, but amidst all of the stress, chaos, and sorrow, it has brought me more joy than I ever thought possible. I wouldn't change a thing!
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