Episode 44 - Familiversary
We just celebrated our first full year with Andrea and Linda, or as we like to call it, our Familiversary. We offer the ten biggest surprises over the last year.
Also, something for our listeners, a trivia contest! Win a prize.
Malky B. said,
August 11, 2008 @ 10:38 am
Happy Familiversary and congrats on a year of podcast. My guess for the contest would be that episode #24 was the most downloaded - “How to get placement”.
Krysta said,
August 12, 2008 @ 5:49 am
Happy Familiversary! My guess is episode #4 “Don’t You Get Attached”.
McMom said,
August 12, 2008 @ 4:12 pm
I’m guessing the most downloaded episode is #19 Being the Other Mommy (but since I’m related I’m disqualifying myself from the contest).
Jenn said,
August 13, 2008 @ 6:23 pm
I would like to know how your listeners feel about meeting birth parents. We were not allowed until later in the process. I was just wondering because my experience was completely different than I expected. Also, the boundaries surrounding those meetings. I never knew what to share and what not to share so I did not share much at all. One time when signing in to go to a meeting at social services, I refrained from using my last name because the birth parents were going there too but the county did not talk about how to handle any of that or what the rules are. One thing my certifying worker mentioned is not to say anything that puts you in a position to be accused of sabotaging reunification.
Jen said,
August 14, 2008 @ 8:25 am
Transitions? Now I am wondering about transitions. I have been using some of the suggestions you all have talked about but now the transition phase has started. Our foster son is returning home and just when we have wrapped our brains around the whole idea and can feel good about the situation he is transitioning into he start acting out. He peed on our daughters bed twice before we noticed it. this was not an accident. It was entirely intential. I even think if I was four I would do the same exact thing.
He whined all day yesterday and was really hard for my husband to take care of. He kept saying are you mad at me? I realise he is acting out becasue he is scared and we are the ones he feels safe acting out with but surly there are trasition experts. At first I felt dragging in out might be OK but now I am feeling like maybe it is a bad idea. Any thoughts. Any book recomendations?
Jen said,
August 15, 2008 @ 7:59 am
Is it taking them to church? did i win?
Jon said,
August 17, 2008 @ 2:46 pm
As a podcaster who monitors his own stats, I’m gonna guess Episode 1. There are definitely better and more informative ones but I think most people download the latest one and then go back to first one.
Dan said,
August 20, 2008 @ 1:12 pm
I forgot to vote and it’s past the deadline. But I’m going to throw it out there anyways: Episode 28 - Adopting Across Racial Lines.
Laura said,
August 22, 2008 @ 3:07 pm
Congratulations! I just found and listened to all your episodes this summer. Thanks for this wonderful ministry you are providing to other foster and adoptive parents. My husband and I are also foster parents (and Christians). We just started fostering and have had 2 short term placements; we also have 2 “loin” children ages 3 and 7. Wow- what a challenge as you know. We just sent home two little girls (age 1.5 and 2.5). Very sweet and very hard to handle at the same time. I can only imagine what your year has been like. I know in our week with the girls we started to see some changes and I know you have made huge strides yourself. In one of your podcasts you mentioned bible verses about adopting and fostering. Would you mind directing me to where to find them? Oh, my vote for most downloaded episode is the Chance Encounter. I couldn’t wait to get to that one, it is one of my biggest fears.
Lionel said,
August 27, 2008 @ 10:13 pm
Hey there, congrats on the familyversery. May there be many many more to celebrate…