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FOSTER FEARS: WHAT ABOUT MY OWN CHILDREN?

February 14, 2015June 26, 2018Leave a comment

BY JILL RIPPY

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Film: The Drop Box

February 10, 2015February 14, 2015Leave a comment

The Foster Life cannot wait to see this film!

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FOSTER PARENTS CAN BE CRAPPY TOO

February 6, 2015February 8, 201519 Comments

BY JILL RIPPY

In a previous article, THOSE CRAPPY DCS CASE WORKERS, I shared some insights into the job of a case worker. I am not naïve to think that though their jobs are tough and come with a price emotionally, physically and mentally, that there are not inadequate case workers.

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THOSE CRAPPY DCS CASE WORKERS

January 30, 2015February 6, 2015131 Comments

BY JILL RIPPY

Being a foster parent for a number of years now, I have run into the good, the bad and the ugly regarding DCS Case Workers. My complaints have been many and my crap list is long.

If you are a foster parent, you know exactly what I am talking about. Among my most memorable Case Workers are the following:

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I Could Never Be a Foster Parent

January 23, 2015February 19, 201525 Comments

BY JILL RIPPY

I hear it time and time again. “I really admire you.” “I could never be a foster parent.” “I don’t know how you do it.”

“I wouldn’t be able to give them back.”

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