Last weekend we were asked to provide respite care for a six month old little girl. We, of course, said yes. Respite care, in the foster care system, means that a foster parent has a need for temporary extended care. It could be that they need to go out of town and the foster child is not free to be taken out of town or some other reason.
We were told that we would have her from early Saturday morning to early Sunday morning and nothing else. We emailed our case worker to at least find out if there were any allergies we should know about. There were none.
She was the sweetest thing. Hardly a fuss in the 24 hours she was with us. I do wish that we were a little more set up for a 6 month old. However, I am confident that if we end up with a child that young we will have what we need.
As for the rest, still crickets.....................
