Advertisements
So my husband and I completed our certification and homestudy last week and after we signed the final paper work our caseworker said that right now she has to officially write up our homestudy, but they'll still call us because she technically has everything she needs. It's been a week today and the time is just killing me! We have very few limitations since we're open to 0-17, any race and gender, and we're open to special needs. We're certified for 3 kids as well. I really thought because of this that my phone was gonna start ringing off the hook because we were told there's such a need for foster parents that are open to taking in teens, special needs, etc? My husband is much more patient than I am and just tells me it's gonna happen sooner or later, but I can barely handle the anticipation! I'm literally holding myself back from emailing our case worker to check in because the last thing I wanna do is to be obnoxious, and I also know that they're job isn't to find us a placement, but to help find kids temporary or permanent housing while they deal with a traumatic situation. I just worry that our file is in a stack somewhere forgotten about. Hopefully we'll get a call soon, but in the mean time I would love to hear that I'm not the only one anxiously waiting for the phone to ring! ߘ Keep your fingers crossed for us!!
Like
Share
Fingers are crossed! How exciting! All I can say is that the world of child welfare is a horrible bureaucracy, and the wheels of bureaucracy always turn excruciatingly slowly. Keep us posted! I'm so excited to hear about your first placement.
Advertisements
I'm sure you'll get a call before you know it. How exciting for you to be awaiting your first placement! There is so much "hurry up and wait" in this process, so I see that frustration. Keep us posted!
Congratulations!!! That is so exciting to be waiting for THE call. I hope you don't have to wait long. I would make sure to check in occasionally with your case worker and see if there are any potential situations they are considering you for. I thrived on those updates while we were waiting.
Thanks y'all! I'm trying my best to keep myself occupied and to not check my phone every 5 minutes! I literally jump every time my phone makes a noise :p If we don't hear anything by next week I'm gonna check in with our CW. I just gotta remember it's gonna happen eventually and to appreciate this quiet time we have right now. I'll let y'all know when we finally get "the call"!!
Last update on May 10, 3:47 pm by Mark Picus-Favre.
While you are waiting, you should go on a little vacation or do something fun. My husband and I did that to help pass the time and called it a baby moon since we figured that we wouldn't be able to have little getaways for a while once we got "the call". I loved being able to spend some time together before we became a family of three.
Advertisements
Advertisements