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Post by Deleted on Feb 10, 2021 21:49:38 GMT -5
Back in 2016 my wife & I became certified to be foster parents. As our 2 daughters were finishing college we found we missed being parents. After awhile we decided to pursue adopting a 13 yr old boy in 2017. However that went off the rails for many reasons. We then became reluctant to continue so we stopped being foster parents for a year. However the agency asked us to provide respite care in 2019 for a 14 yr old girl whose foster placement was having some struggles. After helping for 9 months they withdrew respite care and we assumed everything was going well for her & her foster parents. My wife & I decided that once our current foster care certification lapsed in June 2020 we would not renew it.
Then out of nowhere in Jan 2020 the agency asked if we would be a permanent foster home for the 14 yr old girl we provided respite care for in 2019. We agreed and even with the additional challenges from covid/schooling/etc. we moved beyond foster care. Today she became our 3rd daughter through adoption!
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Post by Deleted on Feb 10, 2021 22:27:35 GMT -5
^ Congrats!
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Post by Deleted on Feb 10, 2021 23:29:31 GMT -5
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Post by Confessor on Feb 10, 2021 23:30:23 GMT -5
ConfessorI hadn't heard your band before, but I decided to look you up on Spotify. How cool! If I may ask, what parts do you play? I'm the lead singer (sometime guitarist) and main songwriter, although the two brothers in the band also contribute to the songwriting a great deal. The stuff I heard sounded both VERY 90s yet also very throwback 60s-70s rock. Well, we were a 90s indie band, after all, but a cross between that and "throwback 60s-70s rock" is pretty much what we were (and still are!) going for, so I'm glad to hear that was your impression.  |
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Post by Confessor on Feb 10, 2021 23:33:25 GMT -5
Hehe, had to go check it out
Such a budget video. The perils of being signed to a small independant record lable, I guess. The outdoor parts of that video were filmed on the South Bank of the Thames on a bitterly cold January day. And it looks like it from the video! We all look absolutely frozen.  I don't know what we were thinking! The studio bits of that video are cool though. They kind of remind me of the Doors' promo film for their "Break On Through" single. |
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Post by Confessor on Feb 10, 2021 23:46:34 GMT -5
Great news, md62. Congrats to you and your wife. |
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Post by impulse on Feb 11, 2021 13:43:15 GMT -5
Back in 2016 my wife & I became certified to be foster parents. As our 2 daughters were finishing college we found we missed being parents. After awhile we decided to pursue adopting a 13 yr old boy in 2017. However that went off the rails for many reasons. We then became reluctant to continue so we stopped being foster parents for a year. However the agency asked us to provide respite care in 2019 for a 14 yr old girl whose foster placement was having some struggles. After helping for 9 months they withdrew respite care and we assumed everything was going well for her & her foster parents. My wife & I decided that once our current foster care certification lapsed in June 2020 we would not renew it. Then out of nowhere in Jan 2020 the agency asked if we would be a permanent foster home for the 14 yr old girl we provided respite care for in 2019. We agreed and even with the additional challenges from covid/schooling/etc. we moved beyond foster care. Today she became our 3rd daughter through adoption! That is great news! Congrats. Confessor I hadn't heard your band before, but I decided to look you up on Spotify. How cool! If I may ask, what parts do you play? I'm the lead singer (sometime guitarist) and main songwriter, although the two brothers in the band also contribute to the songwriting a great deal. The stuff I heard sounded both VERY 90s yet also very throwback 60s-70s rock. Well, we were a 90s indie band, after all, but a cross between that and "throwback 60s-70s rock" is pretty much what we were (and still are!) going for, so I'm glad to hear that was your impression. Ha, there you go! I may not have formal musical training, but I have a pretty well-practiced ear. You absolutely succeeded at doing what you set out to. |
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Post by Slam_Bradley on Feb 11, 2021 14:17:17 GMT -5
Back in 2016 my wife & I became certified to be foster parents. As our 2 daughters were finishing college we found we missed being parents. After awhile we decided to pursue adopting a 13 yr old boy in 2017. However that went off the rails for many reasons. We then became reluctant to continue so we stopped being foster parents for a year. However the agency asked us to provide respite care in 2019 for a 14 yr old girl whose foster placement was having some struggles. After helping for 9 months they withdrew respite care and we assumed everything was going well for her & her foster parents. My wife & I decided that once our current foster care certification lapsed in June 2020 we would not renew it. Then out of nowhere in Jan 2020 the agency asked if we would be a permanent foster home for the 14 yr old girl we provided respite care for in 2019. We agreed and even with the additional challenges from covid/schooling/etc. we moved beyond foster care. Today she became our 3rd daughter through adoption! Congratulations and thank you. My wife is a CPS worker. There are far too many kids lingering waiting for permanent homes. |
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Post by Prince Hal on Feb 11, 2021 14:40:21 GMT -5
Well done, md62. You and your wife are both compassionate and courageous and give us all hope. An old curmudgeon, you are not. |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 11, 2021 15:10:33 GMT -5
Congratulations and thank you. My wife is a CPS worker. There are far too many kids lingering waiting for permanent homes. I agree. The system here in PA is so flawed that it caused so many frustrations that led us to "walk away" a few times. And my wife & I had agreed going into this back in 2016 to foster teens since they usually age out of the system. |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 11, 2021 15:18:41 GMT -5
Well done, md62. You and your wife are both compassionate and courageous and give us all hope. An old curmudgeon, you are not. Thank you. We are grateful to see her grow in confidence and gain self esteem. A little bragging. Her GPA went from 1.9 when she moved in to 3.1 in one year with us. But the best part is before she could only picture her life from week to week. Now she sees a future and talks about things that will happen in a year or two. That is a HUGE breakthrough. And with the adoption yesterday you could almost see a burden lifted from her. |
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Post by Prince Hal on Feb 11, 2021 15:26:23 GMT -5
Well done, md62 . You and your wife are both compassionate and courageous and give us all hope. An old curmudgeon, you are not. Thank you. We are grateful to see her grow in confidence and gain self esteem. A little bragging. Her GPA went from 1.9 when she moved in to 3.1 in one year with us. But the best part is before she could only picture her life from week to week. Now she sees a future and talks about things that will happen in a year or two. That is a HUGE breakthrough. And with the adoption yesterday you could almost see a burden lifted from her. I know the difference a caring parent can make in a kid's life. And as for her good grades, "Ain't braggin' if you can do it," as Dizzy Dean always said. And you all did it! |
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Post by Icctrombone on Feb 11, 2021 18:14:10 GMT -5
Back in 2016 my wife & I became certified to be foster parents. As our 2 daughters were finishing college we found we missed being parents. After awhile we decided to pursue adopting a 13 yr old boy in 2017. However that went off the rails for many reasons. We then became reluctant to continue so we stopped being foster parents for a year. However the agency asked us to provide respite care in 2019 for a 14 yr old girl whose foster placement was having some struggles. After helping for 9 months they withdrew respite care and we assumed everything was going well for her & her foster parents. My wife & I decided that once our current foster care certification lapsed in June 2020 we would not renew it. Then out of nowhere in Jan 2020 the agency asked if we would be a permanent foster home for the 14 yr old girl we provided respite care for in 2019. We agreed and even with the additional challenges from covid/schooling/etc. we moved beyond foster care. Today she became our 3rd daughter through adoption! Michael, I don't know you personally but I think you're a beautiful person. Your wife too. Or to put it another way, “So shines a good deed in a weary world.”–Willy Wonka |
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Post by Calidore on Feb 11, 2021 20:04:49 GMT -5
Foster parenting takes great strength and courage. You're amazing people, all of you.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 11, 2021 21:20:01 GMT -5
Michael, I don't know you personally but I think you're a beautiful person. Your wife too. Or to put it another way, “So shines a good deed in a weary world.”–Willy Wonka Thank you for the kind words. It felt good to share something happy after the hard year many of us have gone through. |
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I don't know what we were thinking! The studio bits of that video are cool though. They kind of remind me of the Doors' promo film for their "Break On Through" single.
