Monday, October 18, 2010

Who's The Favorite In Your House?

-Post by Foster Mom
 
M likes Foster Dad better than me. 

At first I felt a little hurt.  After all I'm the one taking her to and from preschool, appointments, visits and filling her life with magical adventures.

We are together the majority of the day.

Foster Dad comes home after a long day at work, tells a few jokes and wins her heart...Then again, that's how he won mine...

I grew up dancing on my dad's feet and thought of him as an everyday superhero. We played sports, he took me on adventures, and to this day...both of my parents have always supported and believed in me. Growing up in a safe and loving home has given me strength to dream bigger and laugh louder.

Every little girl should feel protected in their father's arms. M battles emotional scars daily because she didn't feel safe from the dads of her past, and is desperately seeking approval and love.

So after my twinge of 3 second jealosy for not being M's favorite, I reminded myself that Foster Dad is making a HUGE impact on her life!  He's a positive male role model and I pray that she will always remember the safety she's felt in his arms and learn to dream bigger and laugh louder.

I'm okay with the fact that I'm not M's favorite person at our house.  But I would like everyone to know, that our dog likes me the best.

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lovely, just lovely :)
thank you for sharing :)
Love this posting. And kids need both their parents to nurture and protect them - each parent adds a different way to support their child. I know that when I was a stay at home mom raising the kids, I would feel jealous sometimes when "dad" came home and had fresh eyes, and fun times with the kids....and all I would feel is haggard! And being home with your child all day affords you more time to discipline - as needed- something the working parent misses out on. Keep writing!
A side note to my above comment ....I didn't mean to say that kids can't be happy if they have a single parent (mom or dad), just that if they do have both parents present, both parents have different unique roles to play for the child. Many great single parents raising great kids!

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