Parenting Support and Resources for Minnesota Families

Starting something new is usually the hardest part. I’m doing this blog for a few reasons.   A. As a journal for the adventure that my wife and I have taken.   B. This is my self-therapy. Do I need a therapist? Yes! Unfortunately, I haven’t had any luck finding one that…

In late spring 2017, we started going through the process of getting our fostering license. We went through the county for fostering. The county did a background check on both of us. A home inspection was done. We went to fostering classes, and by December 2017, we had our fostering…

In January 2018, we got our first placement, Violet. This was a placement that still haunts Pia and I. She was 15 years old and had a difficult time in the foster system. She came into the foster system because her parents were divorced. Mom was diagnosed with Advanced Multiple…

The incident with Violet really rattled Pia. After that, we told social services we preferred to foster infants and toddlers.  Our second placement was a 4-day-old newborn. He came to us straight from the hospital because he was born with cocaine in his system. They kept him in the hospital…

In early July 2018 we got our third placement, Moe. He was 15 months old and was part of group of 4 siblings. How they were separated I’m still not clear about to this day? They were taken from their mom because she had a relapse with drugs and would…