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Foster Parenting

Giving Birth to a Child Doesn't Make You a Parent

Yummy Mummy Club | Posted 10.13.2012 | Canada Living
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I did not give birth to Allie. I'm her foster mother, but I have no rights to make key decisions for this child in my care. Allie's "real" mother has never been with her daughter for more than two hours at a time. "Mom" has never taken Allie to the park, given her a bath, or put her to bed.

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How A Foster Mother Changed A Girl's Life

CP | Sue Bailey and Alison Auld, The Canadian Press | Posted 04.20.2012 | Canada
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Jessica Reid went from foster care to drug addiction to having her son cared for by others before finding a happy ending that she traces back to one l...

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