On Feeling Like a Failure

ByChantel May 9, 2020

This weekend is Mother’s Day weekend, so it feels pretty ironic that I am writing a post about feeling like a failure when it comes to mothering. The timing was not planned. I admitted here right off the bat that we were struggling ever since Cece was placed in our home. Our struggles were much…

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It’s Been 10 Years Since I’ve had a Baby This Young (AKA We Said Yes to Another Placement)

ByChantel March 31, 2020

About two weeks ago I got a call from our social worker asking if we would be willing to accept another foster care placement. According to her they were planning on shutting down some emergency homes due to COVID-19. We agreed to have kids presented to us and we could decide on an individual basis…