I'm going to put on a diaper and cry

re: I'm going to put on a diaper and cry

EG — Sun, 21 Sep 2008 01:26:59 GMT

Definitely take Darrow up on the offer! A little bit of me time can go a long way!

re: I'm going to put on a diaper and cry

Melissa — Sat, 20 Sep 2008 16:10:37 GMT

This is one of the sacrifices of being a parent. Or at least it is for me. My partner seems to find time for Xbox, movies and football Sundays. I suppose when our kids are old enough to be shipped off to relatives for a few days, we can once again have some free time.

For now, my free time consists of my lunch hour. It's not as long as I like, but at least then I can take a book somewhere and read uninterrupted. Or watch a movie in 1 hour increments over several days. Or sometimes even visit a nearby museum (benefits of working in DC).

re: I'm going to put on a diaper and cry

K A S — Sat, 20 Sep 2008 05:12:14 GMT

I've been thinking about you and your family often lately...

I'm student teaching this semester, and one of my students is a foster child. He has a hearing at the beginning of October, and we're expecting that he will go back to his real parents then. And while I understand that the goal of the foster system is reunification, I know that when this little boy goes back to his parents he is going to fall through the cracks. He has a baby sister too. He'll return to a household where neither parent can read (he's 5; I teach kindergarten), and to an inner city district where he'll be unlikely to receive the services he needs. His sister was underfed when she was brought to the foster family. Can you just imagine...this little boy, in ten or so years, is going to likely be on the streets. His parents have failed the parenting class a few times, but the kids will probably go back anyway because they will get three months of visits from social workers...and after that who is to say what will happen to those kids? It makes me very upset to think about that little boy's future, as I know it makes you upset to think about your son's future. I can only hope that Ty will remain with you long enough for him to remember you and all the opportunities you have given him. I wish you all the best, and I can only hope your situation turns out better than the future coming for the child in my class.