Damage Done
Part of being a foster parent is knowing that the kids that come into our homes have a base level of trauma. That's just, out of the gate, trauma due to removal. But then there comes the trauma with the background a lot of the kids come from. The domestic violence, substance abuse, neglect, etc - it all causes trauma. We're warned about this trauma but I know in my case, I was never trained for trauma. I was never trained for the heartbreak that comes with loving a child with trauma. I was never trained to find the help my kiddos need. I was never trained on how to parent a child with special needs. I never knew this was what I was signing up for. But the damage is done. I have a child with special needs. And the damage is already done to him. The more I learn about him and his disabilities, the more I know I was put in his path so we both would find what we needed. The damage done to my Little Man is not repairable. These last...