tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1956831115379158009.post7151096102401998491..comments2023-11-02T11:05:12.363-04:00Comments on Frum Fostering: What will the kiddos call me?Foster Imahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09851404564283332825noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1956831115379158009.post-18359086505522700282009-09-10T13:47:23.361-04:002009-09-10T13:47:23.361-04:00I also like the "aunt" idea - although a...I also like the "aunt" idea - although all of yours are fine too. Often foster kids just call their fp by their first names - but having a "label" helps too. Often someone will ask the child "who is that picking you up?" (especially in the cases of different races etc) and the child then feels compelled to either just call you their "mom" or explain the idea of "foster mom". Having a somewhat generic label of "Aunt" means not having to explain things that they'd rather not explain. <br /><br />I also had a foster parent who was a judge - and all the kids in her house just called her "Judge"! It started as a joke, but then became a trend... <br /><br />Now she tells them that they can call her "Julie" or explains that some kids just call her "Judge" - they always pick Judge. :)Rachie317https://www.blogger.com/profile/14646338773104987972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1956831115379158009.post-84548182576790716652009-09-09T22:30:05.498-04:002009-09-09T22:30:05.498-04:00Thanks for reminding me about that option. That w...Thanks for reminding me about that option. That was #4--and what makes the most sense culturally as well--and yet it had flown out of my head.Foster Imahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09851404564283332825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1956831115379158009.post-53138450785412945312009-09-09T19:51:48.408-04:002009-09-09T19:51:48.408-04:00You might want to consider being "Aunt Ima&qu...You might want to consider being "Aunt Ima" (substitute your name, of course). In a lot of ways it makes things more natural for kids.Yondallahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10375966725096729570noreply@blogger.com