<![CDATA[Foster Adoption Podcast - Blog]]>Sat, 06 Dec 2025 10:05:06 -0800Weebly<![CDATA[Episode 20: The Good Stuff About Parenting]]>Wed, 12 Apr 2017 07:00:00 GMThttp://www.fosteradoption.org/blog/episode-20-the-good-stuff-about-parenting
Matt joins Adam for a special 20th episode that details all of the amazing parts of being a parent and adopting from foster care.
]]><![CDATA[Episode 19: A Resolution In Court]]>Fri, 14 Oct 2016 21:11:23 GMThttp://www.fosteradoption.org/blog/episode-19-a-resolution-in-court
​The dramatic conclusion to our experience in court to try and adopt our boys. Listen to what it is like to share a court waiting room with the birth family and what the termination of parental rights looks like. 
]]><![CDATA[Episode 18: Is This The End?]]>Thu, 22 Sep 2016 12:36:03 GMThttp://www.fosteradoption.org/blog/episode-18-is-this-the-endThe time between court dates was filled with emotion and preparation for the possibility that the boys could be leaving. Learn more about birth parent visits, caregiver reports and emotionally preparing for different outcomes.
]]><![CDATA[Episode 17: Our Dramatic First Court Date]]>Wed, 24 Aug 2016 14:31:59 GMThttp://www.fosteradoption.org/blog/episode-17-our-dramatic-first-court-date
​The court experience is intense and filled with emotions - this episode details our dramatic first time in court and it is complete with everything you have ever wanted to know about foster care court dates.
]]><![CDATA[Episode 16: Education Rights and Foster Care Bureaucracy]]>Wed, 24 Aug 2016 14:30:28 GMThttp://www.fosteradoption.org/blog/episode-16-education-rights-and-foster-care-bureaucracy
Do you want to hear a quintessential story about how cray the foster system can be? I give you our educational rights story. How we navigated the bureaucracy of being able to get speech services for our son.
]]><![CDATA[Episode 15: The First Birth Mother Visit]]>Fri, 03 Jun 2016 05:36:03 GMThttp://www.fosteradoption.org/blog/episode-15-the-first-birth-mother-visit
There were lots of emotions after the Birth Mother didn't show up to the scheduled visit. Now that she showed up for a visit, a waterfall of emotions and feelings flowed down.
]]><![CDATA[Episode 14: The First Birth Mother Phone Call]]>Fri, 03 Jun 2016 05:30:52 GMThttp://www.fosteradoption.org/blog/episode-14-the-first-birth-mother-phone-call
The Birth Mother called and spoke to the boys for the first time and we made every mistake in the book, so you don't have to. Hear the emotions and the chaos involved in our first phone call.
]]><![CDATA[Episode 13: Birth Parent Calls and Visits]]>Mon, 18 Apr 2016 05:18:01 GMThttp://www.fosteradoption.org/blog/episode-13-birth-parent-calls-and-visits
Birth parent calls and visits can be filled with intensities and emotions, but what are the very first moments like of having contact with your child's birth parent? Here is our story.
]]><![CDATA[Episode 12: Realities and Bureaucracies of Foster Care]]>Mon, 18 Apr 2016 05:16:27 GMThttp://www.fosteradoption.org/blog/episode-12-realities-and-bureaucracies-of-foster-care
A special and fun announcement is made! Plus a look at a few of the bureaucratic trials and tribulations of the first week of the boys moving in, including dealing with the medical system, county social workers and a deluge of meetings and appointments. ​
]]><![CDATA[Episode 11: Move-In Day!!!]]>Fri, 26 Feb 2016 06:23:13 GMThttp://www.fosteradoption.org/blog/episode-11-move-in-dayThe day we dreamt of our whole lives was here. The boys moved in on Valentine's Day and the reality of having our boys living with their hopeful forever family was upon us on this magical day.
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