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[HappyPuppy]

Originally posted by: Colt45
fair enough happypuppy.

i was mostly joking, but there was a touch of truth, as far as the ridicule (sp?) goes.

Nothing personal. Most people don't really know much about the situation.

<----------Foster parent for 5 years and 41 children. 2 adopted.😀

 

[MrCodeDude]

41 Children.. ?
-- mrcodedude

 

[HappyPuppy]

Originally posted by: MrCodeDude
41 Children.. ?
-- mrcodedude

Yes, over a period of 5 years as foster parents my wife and I took in 41 children. Some were there for only a day or two while others, like 3 little brothers we got, were there for a year. The children ranged in age from only a few days old up to 7 years of age. We wouldn't take children older than that because our son was 7 at that time and we didn't want him being bullied by an older child.

Many wonderful and sometimes scarey experiences were ours. A bad one was a 6 year old kid who got hold of a steak knife and chased our son around the house. He was gone immediately, of course. Others were retarded, some just neglected to the point where they didn't know how to act like human beings. We always did our best to bring them back into mainstream society.

Of the three brothers I mentioned, the oldest, the 7 year old, believed he was stupid and incapable of learning. It took a lot of sweat and tears, but by the time he left us he was a "B" student. He was so proud. He had never before accomplished anything, but he did it with a lot of help from my wife and I. He and his brothers were eventually given into the custody of their grandfather in Tennesee. He was/is a retired sheriff and active preacher. He and his wife have a farm where the boys would be able to run free and grow up. Yup, somtimes I miss them.


EDIT: One of these days my wife and I are going to take a trip to Tennessee to see those boys. We wonder all the time what has become of them. You have to understand that they called us Mom and Dad. We treated them like our own. Yup, yup, it hurts sometimes.

 

[Entity]

Originally posted by: HappyPuppy

Originally posted by: MrCodeDude
41 Children.. ?
-- mrcodedude

Yes, over a period of 5 years as foster parents my wife and I took in 41 children. Some were there for only a day or two while others, like 3 little brothers we got, were there for a year. The children ranged in age from only a few days old up to 7 years of age. We wouldn't take children older than that because our son was 7 at that time and we didn't want him being bullied by an older child.

Many wonderful and sometimes scarey experiences were ours. A bad one was a 6 year old kid who got hold of a steak knife and chased our son around the house. He was gone immediately, of course. Others were retarded, some just neglected to the point where they didn't know how to act like human beings. We always did our best to bring them back into mainstream society.

Of the three brothers I mentioned, the oldest, the 7 year old, believed he was stupid and incapable of learning. It took a lot of sweat and tears, but by the time he left us he was a "B" student. He was so proud. He had never before accomplished anything, but he did it with a lot of help from my wife and I. He and his brothers were eventually given into the custody of their grandfather in Tennesee. He was/is a retired sheriff and active preacher. He and his wife have a farm where the boys would be able to run free and grow up. Yup, somtimes I miss them.


EDIT: One of these days my wife and I are going to take a trip to Tennessee to see those boys. We wonder all the time what has become of them. You have to understand that they called us Mom and Dad. We treated them like our own. Yup, yup, it hurts sometimes.

I just gained a newfound respect for you.

You (and your wife) are a gift to society; it's people like you that help hold everything together. 🙂

Rob