tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7436803921255907626.post725943241020692742..comments2023-10-26T06:17:48.245-05:00Comments on Simply Blessed: Best Job I've Ever HadSarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03768427076001108343noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7436803921255907626.post-77368574127176562362013-06-03T13:50:26.046-05:002013-06-03T13:50:26.046-05:00Exactly! I'm glad that I made sense to someone...Exactly! I'm glad that I made sense to someone. It has taken me 5 weeks to not fee guilty about the parent's lack of interest in their own child. <br /><br />The county social worker has NOT been present at any of our visits with bio-parents. We did, however, go through a private foster agency and have been lucky enough to have our FFA social worker attend the visits so far. Starting this week, though, I will be alone with bio-parents. It's not ideal, but nothing that I can't handle.Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03768427076001108343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7436803921255907626.post-12335333001238418602013-06-01T17:32:30.833-05:002013-06-01T17:32:30.833-05:00I understand what you are saying- I had to learn t...I understand what you are saying- I had to learn that if a parent doesn't care enough to come to a visit then we shouldn't force them to be a parent because in the long run, no child deserves a parent that had to be forced to parent. That sounds confusing but if parents are being forced and "babysat" to make visits, classes, etc, they won't make the life style changes that are necessary for them to parent that sweet baby forever. <br /><br />Are the visits not supervised by social services? You handle the visits yourself? In my area, foster parents do not generally have contact with bio-parents outside of visits supervised by social services.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com