How Our Foster Family is Adjusting to a New Placement
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Darcy is in her first play! We show her getting ready and a few clips from the performance. We also talk about the stress and overwhelm that can sometimes come with a new placement. This can be expected! Your routines are changing! Learning to be flexible and flow with the changes can help get you through this adjustment period.
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Congrats to Darcy for getting her first role!!! Whitney dont worry about "those" days, we all have them from time to time.
As someone who grew up doing shows most of my childhood, I definitely recommend taking breaks between shows! When I was able to drive, I did shows back to back and even multiples at the same time, which was crazy. Doing shows back to back for me as a kid meant I had no childhood growing up, as I was too busy going to rehearsals and performances. I had a lot of fun but I definitely missed out on experiences my friends had, as well as a lot of family time! :) It can become really tempting to just keep going nonstop, though, as you can get into a groove and you start making connections with other local theatre people! :D I am sooooo proud of her for stepping on stage for the first time! I wish you guys the best with theatre and the performing arts, as well as, of course, fostering. :)
That sounds exhausting! Luckily these productions for this age are just 1x a week so we may try to swing it…. Because of how things line up and how Darcy showed them how dedicated and talented she is…. So yeah, why not lol
@@BeTheVillageCommunity People always worry about overscheduled children. I wanted to be busy with activities, I enjoyed it a lot but not just theatre. My Mom wasn't pushing me into anything so i think that's key. I dabbled in a little bit of everything... all types of art classes, tumbling, soccer, I tried karate, etc. I never felt like I missed out on any experiences but then again it wasn't just theatre. I usually had 2 activities going at a time like maybe karate M/W/F and art classes Tues/Thurs. I think as long as you pick up on Darcy's cues then it'll all be fine, I'm sure she'll be having a blast!! Luckily, with you having all this training on foster care you also are probably better at picking up on a child's subtle cues than most of us who don't foster.
@@BeTheVillageCommunity oh wait only once a week? Yeah, that’s way different and awesome!!! Mine were five nights until we got closer to the performances, then six. Hahaha This is really amazing and I love this for both you guys and her so much! Props to the theatre you are working with. That leaves plenty of time for life to happen offstage. :) I look forward to hearing about her future productions.
Love seeing they had no issue including the ensemble child's wheelchair! I did ensemble in Beauty and the Beast a few years ago with my local adult theatre company, and they were horrifically rude about my wheelchair, it was incredibly inaccessible and when I requested the person (the director) stop parking in the disability parking spot as my chair struggled getting up the hill I was suddenly placed in the very back and the only person without a mic.
I had a similar experience with my wheelchair in the choir at my church
Loved seeing Darcy having a ball in her first play! Children's theatre was such a huge part of my childhood, I hope it does as much good for Dacy as it did for me!
Okay but both of your kids look exactly like John! I never noticed it this much before! Darcy looks so much older and they are both so adorable. My husband and I just got matched to adopt a 13 year old girl and your content is so helpful! Thank you for all you do!
it’s so great you’re adopting a teen 🥰
Congrats on your match!! But seriously… Darcy is johns twin, but sawyer is me through and through. It’s just the hair that throws people!! I promise as he gets older it’s going to show more and more lol
Congratulations
Congratulations!
Omg those kids are so cute 🤩🤩🤩 congratulations to Darcy on her first show!!
So happy for you guys! Omg,talk about a cute wolf/villager! That was stinking adorable 😍. Hugs from Missouri 🤗 ❤️
Darcy being called the oldest child trew me off for a second. Miss A had become such a natural part of the family it took me a sec to remember that she isn't your child in the end. I am glad she is doing well though and wish her and her family all the best.
Yeah it’s a fine line between including her and others and respecting their family and not making it feel like we are replacing… but the intent is there!
@@BeTheVillageCommunity Well, it is a fine line I one day have to walk too, since I want to become a foster parent too. So I better learn quickly. Channels like yours are so helpful honestly.
The blue eyed shadow and bright blush was bringing me BACK! So glad Darcy was able to be a part of the performance. 🎭
I am so proud of Darcy for getting in a play for the first time! Like you said, she has the talent for it! Best of luck with hhandling the struggles you have been going through.
I’d be more worried if you didn’t have any breakdowns with so many things going on and so much change Love how well you know yourself and do the best you can to find as much balance as you can. So good to hear from you, wishing you all well! ❤️❤️❤️
Thank you for the kind words ❤️
You are doing such an amazing job, and thank you for shedding light on all aspects of taking care of your family and anyone else who comes into your home! You have inspired me to look into what I can do in my own community for foster and birth parents. Great job Darcy!!!❤️
Love hearing this ❤️
How fun for Darcy. You got this Whitney.
Thank you ❤️
@@BeTheVillageCommunity so welcome.
Haven’t seen your videos in a while because the notifications didn’t pop up, but i was amazed at how big your kids are now! Hope that everything continues going well, keep working hard but recognize your limits!
Glad you’re back!!
Don't be surprised if your kiddo gets sick or super sad once the show is finished. My partner and I call it "the post-show crash" and downtime is essential!
watching you do Darcy's makeup sosososo reminded me of being young and sitting on the toilet as my mom did my makeup for dance recitals
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Congrats to Darcy
Loved it!
I really loved your video. It was great hearing an update on the family and all the kids. I loved seeing clips from Darcy’s performance.
One thing I noticed and I know you had nothing to do with it,as you’re just the mom with a kid in the production, but I absolutely LOVED seeing that there was a kid in a wheelchair in the show. As person who has been physically disabled from birth I get giddy inside when I see kids (and adults) doing really normal stuff and with other ‘typical’ kids or seemingly typical kids and adults.
Maybe if possible could you let the group that puts these on and directs them how vitally important is for everyone involved to see people with disabilities doing normal things and thanking them for doing just that.
Gosh where has the time gone . Darcy was basically a toddler, & Sawyer was a few months old when I started watching. 6 years old. Unbelievable. I tried finding her in the play but couldn’t spot her. Lol. I know she enjoyed it
For the villager scene she was at the front table in the yellow dress.
way to go Darcy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
You're so cool Darcy wow!!!
I loved seeing Darcy in her play! She did great! Sorry to hear about your recent breakdown but glad you're taking the steps to care for yourself!
Thank you so much!
It's such a pity that the public transportation is not better in the US... Taking a teen to work, that would be unheard of in Europe. It must be such a lot of work!
There clearly is a lot that needs fixed in the U.S.....
I somehow just realized how this is your channel and your husbands channel is Cincinnati Picker. I was watching some of his older videos and saw you in one of them and said that you looked familiar and saw the family channel in his links.
I don't know why I didn't put that connection together before. Since I have watched your videos.
I think UA-cam stopped showing them to me. So now I will have to catch up.
Love what you, John and your children do helping other children and all the support you help outside of just having children in your home.
Omg yes.. Lull mattress and pillows are HEAVEN... just brought my lull pillow back home from the states in my suitcase.. I sacrificed clothing room for that lull pillow 😂😂🥰 CONGRATS Darcy!
Long time silent watcher here from New Zealand 🇳🇿 ❤
Another Lull lover!! Yay ❤️🙌🏼❤️
How fun for Darcy!! I bet she felt so big and special! Awesome kiddo.
I've been super busy and haven't turned in since miss A had only been with you guys a few months, how long has it actually been now? And is she still placed with you guys did you guys agree to have her live half and half or something of the sorts? I can not believe your children are so big my goodness!!
I work 50 hours a week along with my significant other. Do you think we would have the time to do something with foster case or respite in the state of Ohio?
What are your thoughts on RvW being overturned and it’s soon to be affects on the foster care system?
Personally, I am very upset by this decision. However, Because I am not a former foster youth or adoptee I will not speak on it as it relates to foster care or adoption. I encourage you to listen to the voices of former foster youth in that regard.
I would love to hear you talk about how broken the foster system is and how “adoption” isn’t just a bandaid for unwanted pregnancies.
I would love to. I also have heard from some that if you aren’t adopted or a former foster youth that it isn’t your place to connect the 2 and use it as a platform to forward an agenda.
Know that I am pained by what our country is going through and I am deeply and desperately concerned with how this impacts us all.
@@BeTheVillageCommunity oh that makes sense. I never thought of that. I’m so glad you’re so in tune to life experiences of people different than yourselves.
Either way, that 400,000 number haunts me. You’d think with all the talk people are talking that there would be so many more foster parents signing up…I highly doubt we will see anyone put their money where their mouth is 😔
How would you handle a situation of having a family outing but the foster teen does not want to go? Can they be home alone or does one adult need to be with them?
Depends on the child, yes and no.
Have you checked out the Dougherty Dozen yet? They have adopted Special needs kids.
Is Ms. A back with you all for the summer?
Just part time!
Are Sawyer and Ms. A still close?
Very!
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Definitely need breaks to recenter yourself and take a deep breath. Can't stay on the hamster wheel continuously.
Love what you do, but don’t hold your own kids back from what they want to do. Just worried they are getting lost in the shuffle. Many Blessings!
Omg, those shows can SWALLOW up your life! Especially the piss-poor ones who could care less about efficient scheduling and have kids sitting around idly for no reason. I have no patience for it. Take breaks!! Your sanity comes first! There will always be another Little Mermaid. ;)
🫂💞Hang in there, you all are SO amazing 🤗
We will! The first few weeks are just an adjustment period. Not just as a family but mainly the pain points are around scheduling and appointments. So we are figuring it out
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