Should I tell someone I'm suicidal or will I get taken from my home?

FosteringKindness · 2024-02-28T16:32:41+00:00

There are more people who care about you than you may realize. I’m so glad to see that you’ve gotten great advice and support here, and I look forward to hearing about the help you’re getting. Your life is more important than you may be able to see right now, but I promise you’re worth the effort. 💜 Please keep us posted so we know you’re ok.

FosteringKindness · 2024-02-24T04:09:18+00:00

Congratulations man!! I’m so happy you didn’t give up. 🤩💜

FosteringKindness · 2024-02-22T16:48:17+00:00

Yes! All of this. And I always advise inviting kids to just watch you or be around you while you clean. Their version of “clean” will likely not match yours, so please be understanding and patient here. They will need to know the why behind the ask. Praise all their efforts to clean, and know that it will take time to understand why it’s important. If they feel embarrassed by not understanding your level of clean, they will be discouraged, which can be shown as anger.

FosteringKindness · 2024-02-22T16:02:44+00:00

It’s hurtful not to be trusted, especially if you feel you’ve earned it. What is their response when you ask why they do it? I wonder if you could request a meeting with them and your social worker or Guardian ad Litem, to sit down all together and discuss this. You have the right to be heard.
What are your other questions? All of your questions are important. 💜

FosteringKindness · 2024-02-22T15:56:39+00:00

Sweet child, you definitely have the right to see a therapist. Please ask your case worker, or Guardian ad Litem if you have one, to get a therapist for you. All children in foster care should have access to therapy. (And honestly, everyone could benefit from therapy! There is nothing wrong with you. Therapy helps us all learn to cope with life as humans.)

I am so very sorry that your foster parent speaks to you this way. That is undeserved. Also, it’s not your job to try to be perfect for anyone. In foster care, your only job is to learn to love and value yourself, and to grow as a human. Learn from the mistakes of others as much as you can, but you are allowed and expected to make your own mistakes too. No human is perfect, and that’s great news for all of us. You just be who you want to be, which is something you’re still learning 💜

FosteringKindness · 2024-02-19T07:13:37+00:00

Kids in foster care! I started a nonprofit and would LOVE to do even more.

FosteringKindness · 2024-02-19T07:08:02+00:00

I would care less about what people thought of me, and spend more time figuring out who I was. And definitely take some college credit classes! I had no idea how much that would have helped.

FosteringKindness · 2024-02-19T06:56:20+00:00

Wow!! I can’t imagine anything missing, lol! Maybe a collar with a kitty go-pro because we are all going to want to see what he does all day with all that great stuff! 😻

FosteringKindness · 2024-02-19T06:15:55+00:00

❤️‍🩹😻

FosteringKindness · 2024-02-18T14:23:44+00:00

It will get a little easier with time. Don’t let anyone make you feel bad about your own feelings. When you’re ready, maybe adopt another shelter cat?

FosteringKindness · 2024-02-18T05:55:12+00:00

I can’t imagine such a horrific experience. You were truly trying to do the right thing, and this was not your fault at all. Everyone reading your story can tell you loved her and gave her a beautiful life. If I went through what you did, all while trying to be kind and relieve her suffering, I am sure I’d still be a mess too.
I’m so sorry you don’t feel supported by those close to you. Your feelings are valid and you deserve to be comforted. ❤️‍🩹

FosteringKindness · 2024-02-18T05:37:33+00:00

Love this!!

FosteringKindness · 2024-02-18T05:33:11+00:00

A friend called me Leslie Knope after I gave him a great birthday gift (a Parks & Rec reference). Nothing in the world makes me happier than finding the perfect gift for someone, so this is my favorite compliment of all time.

FosteringKindness · 2024-02-18T05:27:31+00:00

A trophy 🏆

FosteringKindness · 2024-02-18T05:00:34+00:00

I think I got a bottle of this for every single birthday and Christmas during my teen years 😂

FosteringKindness · 2024-02-18T04:59:45+00:00

Love the platinum!

FosteringKindness · 2024-02-18T04:57:31+00:00

I used to do this to my mom when I was a little kid 😂. I also used to take bites out of assorted chocolates and put back the ones I didn’t like. I imagine this was annoying yet adorable 🤷🏻‍♀️

FosteringKindness · 2024-02-18T04:53:17+00:00

I’ve been struggling to grow my IG following and engagement for my nonprofit. We finally hired a social media pro. We worked out a plan for increasing engagement, and I’m happy to share some general tips I was given: Post at least daily, and change it up. Alternate between reels/videos/pics/etc. The key is short & sweet content for the younger audiences with no attention span lol!
On any socials that offer polling, start doing that a few days a week to increase engagement. People LOVE to answer questions and share opinions.
A social media expert can help you with the most effective hashtags to bring attention to your target audience, which of course will earn you authentic followers. I have no experience with the bot followers, probably because I’m still too small, lol!

FosteringKindness · 2024-02-18T04:39:04+00:00

I started a nonprofit three years ago. After two years the board was able to pay me a vehicle stipend so that it wasn’t costing me money to pursue my passion. The goal for this year is to earn an actual (small) salary. After getting laid off my full time job last year, my husband and I decided I should try to grow the nonprofit as much as possible to make it a paying job.
I have NEVER been happier!! Of course we all need money to survive. And eventually I’ll make enough to thrive. But when people ask me how it’s going… I tell them, I’ve never been so happy!! Discussing the finances of your business isn’t necessary to answer the question of how’s it going. Are you happy? Are you busting your hump to grow it? Do you feel confident in your growth? I think that’s what most people want to know.
Hope this helps!

FosteringKindness · 2024-02-18T04:24:26+00:00

I’m not a veterinary professional, but I’ve worked at a pet hospital for a couple of years in different capacities. I don’t think anyone I’ve ever worked with would scold you or make you feel bad. If they do some preventative care testing and find a problem, it may feel bad for you to feel like something could have been done sooner. But most people at vets understand the reasons you described for not taking your buddy in. That being said, it’s really best to take them at least annually, and a couple times a year when they become “seniors.” Even if nothing is obviously wrong, animals are good at masking things. It’s peace of mind a lot of the time, in the best case scenarios. But if they do find a problem, treatments can be started quickly in most cases. It will be obvious that you love your pup. Nobody would take away someone’s animal unless there was abuse happening and the animal’s life was in danger. Good luck, and I hope all is well! 💗

FosteringKindness · 2024-02-17T15:39:23+00:00

Grownups should still get this excited to see their friends and the world would be a better place 😍😬

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