Last night I attended a going away party for a foster child of some friends. They’ve had the little boy since he was 3 weeks old, and he’s now almost a year and a half. He had a great sendoff with gifts, toys, letters, a photo album, and lots of friends. As we ate, talked, and laughed together, I thought about how I was truly impressed by the great amount of love displayed by these men. They have taken in several foster children in the last few years, and though they know from the beginning they will most likely have to say good-bye, they pour out their love and care into the children for the short amount of time that they are their parents. It takes an amazing quality to be able to love and then let go like that. There is sadness in the good-bye, of course, but they do it with great courage and generosity, and then open their arms up to the next child who needs their love. What a beautiful place to start life.
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Especially to let go of one still so vulnerable. But it sounds like they know what is best. If they are as loving as you say they are, then they deserve to do this as long as they are able to.
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