No Two Are Alike

The only thing a young adult fostering out of foster care has in common with another young adult is; they were in the foster care system.

No two individuals have the same story even siblings. Sometimes they are placed in different foster homes, with different rules. If placed together, a younger sibling may be more attached to the older one or the foster parent may gravitate towards the younger one. If I were the older one and did not get the same affection as the younger one, I think I would be hurt and wonder why, what's wrong with me? Can you imagine the thoughts going on in a small child? This child grows and may be sent to another foster home, by this time they are creating for themselves a shell to protect themselves from people they may have trusted, but have left them down. Trust issues are being formed.

One of our young adults was separated from their siblings at an early age. The family this young adult was placed in was a harsh home. Three meals a day were provided, but the foster parents put a padlock on the refrigerator and snacks were few and far between.

At My Father's House Greensboro our prayer is for our young adults to find acceptance, love, kindness and self-worth.