I love TikTok because even though I do not expect to ever have foster children nor was I ever in the foster system, I watched the whole thing nodding along and thinking “yes, that makes sense, good advice…”
2026-11-06 12:27:17
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K-Bug :
I'll never forget the last foster home I was in because my foster parents were so nice. After I got settled in, they took me to Walmart to get stuff to decorate my room since it had just plain beige walls & to buy the foods that I liked since they had no idea what a 16yr old girl lined to eat
2026-11-05 22:23:03
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Cassandra (Kelly) Sherwood :
ask them if they prefer you to leave the door open or closed. I never knew if it was allowed for me to close my door. At home, it wasn't (if you have to hide yourself doing something, you shouldn't be doing it) but I so craved privacy.
2026-11-05 23:15:21
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Aster :
as someone who's planning to not want my own children but wants to adopt or foster in the far future I'll be remembering this
2026-11-06 17:12:19
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Tiger :
as a foster child ty not many do this
2026-11-05 22:03:25
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Lindsey :
I aged out of the foster care system and I resorted to dish soap to wash my body. There was nothing else available that wasn’t already labeled as someone else’s. I can tell you that a soft blanket and a good pillow that I could call my own was something I always appreciated.
2026-11-06 02:23:57
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Christy :
If it’s a teenage girl, have feminine products readily available and let her know they are there for her to use, and to let you know when she needs more.
2026-11-06 04:21:43
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💙 📚E🌀🌌 :
Letting them know it’s okay not to like something healed a little part of me just now 😭
2026-11-05 23:42:26
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🖤💚 Kim 💚🖤 :
I have PCOS, so it’s hard for me to have kids. When I’m in a better financial situation, I would love to foster or adopt, especially a teenager. Teenagers so often get overlooked in the system and I would love to provide support for them as I can
2026-11-09 05:56:16
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Kidd A :
do you offer a phone charger ? would that be a good thing to put in a welcome bag/basket
2026-11-06 02:46:58
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Hayley :
Also reiterate, all of that after the Worker leaves. Because sometimes kids will think that you’re only putting on an act in front of the Worker
2026-11-06 18:21:54
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Melissa🩷 :
Well if I was that kid it could be nice to know if you usually lock the toilet door or not just to be more calm to go to the toilet
2026-11-09 05:46:49
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ConejitoRosada :
How would you go about introducing the child to pets? Specifically rabbits. I eventually want to adopt a child (age doesn't matter), but I'll prioritize getting a rabbit first. I wouldn't want any conflict or potentially hurt each other. Is there a specific manner that I'll have to introduce them in? I do
2026-11-09 06:09:29
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mel :
letting them know that food is allowed in their room (in a bin or a regulated system) would probably also go miles to generate safety, it definitely did for me
2026-11-06 09:34:39
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Charles Durrant :
"this is your space so I will knock on the door if I need to come in, please just say if I can come in or you can just say no and ill walk away, if I dont hear from you after a few knocks I will just come in because then i will be worried that your not well, Thank you"
2026-11-06 09:24:31
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user32854279774460 :
none of the Foster homes I was were like that
2026-11-07 07:47:41
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Jordan Doe :
I am a foster teen and you feel safe, although my foster family right now is really really good
2026-11-09 05:10:25
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Phoenix :
Also when you exit the room, CLOSE THE DOOR BEHIND YOU!
give them some privacy to settle down without the fear of being watched!
2026-11-06 15:11:34
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Zidan !! (secretly Misa) :
I wanna be a foster parent so bad knowing ive been in the foster system since I was 18 months old and I got treated terribly, I wish to help kids and treat them greatly unlike how I was
2026-11-06 11:23:17
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glo :
i had to live with a stranger for a few days when i was a kid. and it was probably like one of the best sleeps ive ever had. they had a dog and cat and they sandwiched me lmao. dog was on my right and cat was on my left while i slept
2026-11-07 09:28:26
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Riley Jo Ingram :
I was a foster teen, and this would have made my time and energy so much better.
2026-11-05 22:56:50
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orpheus :
is it weird i aspire to do this someday…? 😭
2026-11-08 02:27:59
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💜ⁿᵒ`ᵒⁿᵉ✮ :
if i am ever able i think id like to foster. not for some grand purpose in life but because of the fact that kids need safe homes.
2026-11-06 05:24:15
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Theresa H :
Also this is something no one thinks about I struggled with so bad give an option to do there own laundry and show them how or give them ur own laundry basket and tell them it’s okay to put ut dirty clothes in it this was a major stuggle for me no one ever thought of I never wanted anyone to see my dirty clothes hope this helps I’m 1 year out of care and I’m college now with an apartment a good foster mother can change a child’s life forever
2026-11-05 20:33:59
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jenniferb369 :
I only had 1 good home like this when I was in the system. Ms Dottie was awesome. Many of the homes I was at made me earn toiletries after the case worker left, or gave me a bar of dial for all washing to include my clothing.
2026-11-05 23:37:09
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