Could never give them back... - Adoption.com Forums

When I entered the foster care/adoption world, it was all about me. My needs and desires for having children in my life. All I seemed to care about were trivial things. I wanted things to be perfect - my idea of perfection was a sibling set of two girls ages 0-4, so they could share a room while I left an empty room for my office/exercise equipment.

How life turned itself around in ways I would never know. I was blessed with a beautiful, AP sibling set. A 9 y.o. boy and a 7 y.o. girl.

I suddenly learned that it wasn't about me and my selfish needs anymore. My spare bedroom quickly became the room that protects my wonderful little boy. It's now about my precious two babies that need love, reassurance, and support during the troubling time in their lives. You must remember that it is their lives that have been ripped to shreds. Not yours.

So when people tell me that, I give them the above response. It really puts things into perspective for them. Their trauma is much more disheartening than mine will ever be. Yes, my heart might break into little pieces if something were to happen, but I'll be all right in the end.

Source: http://forums.adoption.com/foster-parent-support/391935-could-never-give-them-back.html

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