We were pressured to accept kids we were not qualified to handle. And we do that to people all the time, which is why we don't have enough foster parents.
From Vanessa Diffenbaugh
I'm missing work. We didn't have enough money for preschool. I had a panic attack. I couldn't do it. I became one of those horrible foster parents who give the kids back.
Writing has always been an interest of mine, and 'The Language of Flowers' combined my experience with foster care with something I've always wanted to do.
I have spent a lot of time with foster children over the years - kids for whom I have not necessarily acted as a foster parent.
As a college student, I worked as a mentor, and that got me involved in working with young people long before I became a foster parent.
I never really considered writing something that was nonfiction.
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