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westernangel profile image67

On Becoming A Foster Parent

  Foster Parenting Foster parenting is difficult, challenging and at the same time rewarding.  Before becoming a foster parent, several things must be taken into consideration.  For example, do you...

7 comments    foster care foster children
mayhmong profile image73

Before turning 18....

I'm sure you all remember how it was like when you were a kid. You were either spoiled or had a rotten time with everything. Me? I never knew how to be a kid?! Still having some old childhood catching up to....

2 comments    advice education god
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Single and Bored

If you're struggling with single life and finding it a big bore, then read on. Lack of activity and people in our lives can also bring depression, and depression can be a real challenge to overcome as a...

0 comments    love life advice
Give Me Hope72

The Importance of Optimism, A Foster Parent's Story

I have a story to tell. As a foster parent of over 18 years, and after parenting over 250 kids and teaching classes for 13 years, plus counseling adoptive families and families in crisis, I've been inspired...

34 comments    life advice family
Claire and her kittens!63

Can't Adopt a Pet? Become a Foster Parent to a Cat or Kitten! Come On! Lend a Paw!

Currently I am fostering a stray cat and her five kittens. To make a long story short, there is a stray cat problem in the community that I live in and I decided to lend a paw! I contacted the SPCA and am...

1 comment    kittens litter box cat litter
OR NOT!62

News, Recipes, Opinions, and More Blogs by MarisueWrites

Hi fellow hubber! Some people have asked for my other blog sites, so I decided to give you an outline of what you can find on the web, by MarisueWrites. Wanting to build an empire of writing, I began with a...

33 comments    relationships children how
marisuewrites profile image72

Common Foster Parenting Myths

I've been a foster parent for over 18 years, now retired. Together, my husband and I have had hundreds of hours of training in the field of foster care, and then I have conducted hundreds of workshops myself...

7 comments    life advice family
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The Mysteries of Being a Cat Owner

 Someone once said, in order to be a writer, you should write about what you know, and I know about cats.  I encountered my first cat when I was very young.  I had just come to live with my then (foster...

1 comment    life family foster parents
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Do You Have the Skills to Foster Parent?

The purpose of this hub is to help individuals and families make an informed decision about becoming foster families, adoptive families, or foster/adoptive families. Deciding to foster parent, or choosing...

0 comments    parenting loss adopt
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Over-Drugging Foster Children

I was running through the internet looking for something to write about when I came across this topic. No research was necessary for me to write about this one because it hits home. Being a foster child...

0 comments    prescription drugs overdrugging
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