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                                        Inside the Parent Trap: March 2015
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                                        Inside the Parent Trap. Parenting teens and taking on foster care, will this work? What you should know about me. Monday, March 2, 2015. My trip to the social security office was an education indeed. I had been once to our local and small SS office, this office has seating for 6 or 8 people and wait time of about 15 min. Sadly this office closed so I had to go to one of the big city offices to change Primo's social security number. About half way through my wait I scored a chair. There were 21 windows. 
                                     
                                    
                                        
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                                        Inside the Parent Trap: Google Voice and Foster Care
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                                        Inside the Parent Trap. Parenting teens and taking on foster care, will this work? What you should know about me. Monday, August 25, 2014. Google Voice and Foster Care. I'm not sure if I mentioned here on the blog that I have been writing letters to Primo's first Mom and Dad. This has been going well and the letters have been positive and informative. Before I started writing I set up a PO Box in a neighboring town. This brings us to today. We are now waiting on a finalization date and I'm still feel...
                                     
                                    
                                        
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                                        Inside the Parent Trap: February 2015
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                                        Inside the Parent Trap. Parenting teens and taking on foster care, will this work? What you should know about me. Thursday, February 26, 2015. Primo's revised birth certificate has arrived and I'm headed to the social security office today. This is the last piece of the post adoption puzzle I need to take care of! Links to this post. Monday, February 16, 2015. But like all things in child welfare, the clocks are set in months, not minutes.". To the End of June, Cris Beam. Links to this post. Dr Francine ...
                                     
                                    
                                        
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                                        Inside the Parent Trap: True Dat Tuesday
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                                        Inside the Parent Trap. Parenting teens and taking on foster care, will this work? What you should know about me. Tuesday, January 13, 2015. In the past year I have twice met up with some local foster parents with the purpose of talking with a couple who are interested in foster care. Results: 1 couple has been placed with an adoptive placement via foster care. 1 couple is now fostering dogs for a local rescue. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Primo: our foster son who arrived during the fall of 2011. 
                                     
                                    
                                        
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                                        Inside the Parent Trap: October 2014
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                                        Inside the Parent Trap. Parenting teens and taking on foster care, will this work? What you should know about me. Sunday, October 26, 2014. Apparently our county is the only county, of all of the counties our lawyer petitions for adoptions in, that gives you absolutely no proof of your adoption when you leave the courtroom. Nothing, nadda, ZERO proof. This feels very strange. Links to this post. Friday, October 24, 2014. The morning after Primo's adoption is finalized I wake up happy and relieved. It's a...
                                     
                                    
                                        
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                                        Inside the Parent Trap: August 2014
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                                        Inside the Parent Trap. Parenting teens and taking on foster care, will this work? What you should know about me. Friday, August 29, 2014. Do you know what a Humphead Parrot Fish is? I didn't until Primo identified one for me! Right now Primo's special interest is in any and all creatures that live on this planet, specifically he's into the ocean and everything that lives in it. It's a Humphead Parrot Fish" Primo cried out joyfully! Links to this post. Monday, August 25, 2014. Google Voice and Foster Care. 
                                     
                                    
                                        
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                                        Inside the Parent Trap: One last thing
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                                        Inside the Parent Trap. Parenting teens and taking on foster care, will this work? What you should know about me. Monday, March 2, 2015. My trip to the social security office was an education indeed. I had been once to our local and small SS office, this office has seating for 6 or 8 people and wait time of about 15 min. Sadly this office closed so I had to go to one of the big city offices to change Primo's social security number. About half way through my wait I scored a chair. There were 21 windows. 
                                     
                                    
                                        
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                                        Inside the Parent Trap: To the End of June: The Intimate Life of American Foster Care, by Cris Beam
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                                        Inside the Parent Trap. Parenting teens and taking on foster care, will this work? What you should know about me. Saturday, February 14, 2015. To the End of June: The Intimate Life of American Foster Care, by Cris Beam. This is the latest book on foster care that I'm reading. I read a lot about foster care. Sometimes I think I read too much about foster care. Let's face it reading about foster care can be depressing. Here are a few quotes from the book that touched me:. How did that work out? It's partly...
                                     
                                    
                                        
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                                        Inside the Parent Trap: June 2015
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                                        Inside the Parent Trap. Parenting teens and taking on foster care, will this work? What you should know about me. Thursday, June 18, 2015. For 3 months after visiting with Primo's first Mom he was back in diapers after being almost completely potty trained. I'm happy to say the Primo is now completely potty trained. Such a relief as he is almost 4. What would you do? I'd very much like to hear about your experiences with maintaining contact with your child's biological family. Links to this post. If you'...
                                     
                                    
                                        
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                                        Inside the Parent Trap: November 2014
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                                        Inside the Parent Trap. Parenting teens and taking on foster care, will this work? What you should know about me. Sunday, November 16, 2014. Overheard as I came down the stairs today: "Primo, that's just your ninja move, you can't really kick daddy". Links to this post. Sunday, November 9, 2014. I'm finding having a three year old to be very trying. You'd think I'd remember what 3 was like? 3 year old children before Primo. I DO IT. MYSELF. Me: ready for school? Me: time for a potty break. E: foster son ...