My single Mom foster journey

When I got my paperwork back there were just a few things still missing.  A required online class called Reasonable and Prudent Parenting.  That talks about how I am to "co parent" with the government and the bio parents.  That was good to learn actually.  Think of it this way, if you were the bio parent and your kids were being parented by someone else, you would still want to be involved in things like: after school activities like sports, getting a part time job, getting drivers license, going out of town/state/country on vacation, etc, etc.  I am sure some of you are thinking "yea well they lost that right when they did what they did to get their child taken away".  True, but they are still the parents, that will not change until they terminate their parental rights.  So while in foster care there are a lot of things I can't just do with the child...everything has to be approved.  Everything!  Even hair cuts! At any rate, I passed that t...

Well I finally got my paperwork back from P127, approved with a couple things missing.  Yahooooo! That was such a rush to get that in the mail on Monday.  I squeeked with joy!  LOL  Also within the same day the decision to trade in my car to get something more realistic for a child, car seat and such was made final.  I know what you might be thinking...sounds like a "real world problem".  Well kinda!  I had a little car that barely fit 2 people in it, let alone car seat, kid stuff.  If the child, dogs and I ever wanted to go on a road trip, forget it...we would be packed like sardines.  So I made the jump!  Let me tell you how emotional that was for me though. When I found the car I had in mind, I cried the whole way home from the dealership and was a complete emotional mess for the next 24 hours.  I had to process a few things. The old 4runner that I have, symbolized the struggling Realtor that I was, but that car was something ...