I do not yet have biological children of my own. The children who come into my home arrive through foster care, but I have become increasingly uncomfortable with calling them “my foster kids.” I am not ashamed of foster care. In fact, I am proud to serve as a respite and emergency foster care provider. …

Today I was asked to take in a 16-year-old boy. I couldn’t say yes. I received the email this afternoon while sitting in my office. As I read through his history, I immediately started crying. He is sixteen years old but functions intellectually at approximately the level of an eight-year-old. Much of that is believed …