When you agree to foster a child, you have to sign all kinds of forms. You have to answer all sorts of incredibly personal and (sometimes) invasive questions about your past, present and future. You also make some promises to the state and your future placement's family to protect a child's identity and details of each case you are involved in. So, due to those promises we have made, here are some important things you need to know:
1. You won't see pictures up on this blog, or on Facebook/Instagram/Twitter, with any identifying details- no faces, probably not even blurred out or backsides (which some people choose to do). Along the way, there will be things I can post- pictures of activities we do, or cute baby fingers and toes...but I'm sorry to say, you'll have to wait for adoption to see any of the good pictures.
2. Because of the strict 'no pictures online' policy, that means I can't allow you to take pictures of the cutie-patooties, either. I know it's hard, but it's in the best interest of everyone involved that pictures aren't floating around of stranger's kiddos. But, I promise that after adoption it will be a picture free-for-all!
3. All children who are placed with our family will have a special, online nickname, which will be used here and in other social media arenas. If you know our placements names, please refrain from using them in the online world. (Again, for everyone's protection.) I will be very conscious of checking all photos/status updates that I'm tagged in, and comments on everything, and will have to delete any that use names or other 'identifying details'.
4. I will be unable to post about specifics of cases, court details, etc. I will be able to post major decisions, in a broad overview, and I'll try to answer questions as best as I can, but it may make some of my posts a little vague. It's my goal to be as honest as possible about this path, but it's also my obligation to protect the children placed in my care. Details of their cases are their own to share, as they see fit (and when they can talk).
Those are the main things, but I reserve the right to update these rules as necessary!
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