[Eenc-board] foster kids

[Alice Cohen]

Hey there.

I just had my first foster experience over the last 5 days.  I had a 6 month
old and her 16 year old niece.  The baby was as sweet and easy as could be.
I feel fortunate as this was my first experience parenting a baby.  The
teenager was a typical teenager, except that she didn't speak much English
and wasn't willing to bother using even that.  With my limited Spanish it
made for an interesting weekend.  She was basically a good kid- just a
teenager.  I got the cold shoulder- in Spanish. Wow!  All in all, it was a
very good experience.

I'm apparently now on the DSS radar- finally- and they've asked me to do
repsite care (basically babysitting for a few days while the full-time
foster parents are out of town) the weekend of our meeting.  Since this has
been a focus and priority of mine for some time, I accepted.  So... I'll be
chasing a 20 month old rather than visiting with y'all on the 16th.

Have a great meeting.  I'm glad to share anything Kelly needs, if you'll
pass that along.

Buenos suerte, amigos!
Alice

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