Sometimes foster children call you all sorts of things. Sometimes they call you Mom and Dad like everything else. This go-round we are Mrs. Tammy and Mr. Parker for reasons unknown to us we acquired those names after about two weeks of being Mom and Dad. It doesn’t matter, but I will say that Mr. Parker has a very sweet sound coming out of the mouth of a tiny five year old.

As foster parents we are often stuck in awkward moments with our friends and family when we get a new placement. In fact, it’s awkward and weird for us, too, sometimes. While it is difficult sometimes when we get awkward or inappropriate questions, it’s ten times worse when the kids get them.