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One of my former coworkers and good friends does it regularly. They adopted a sibling set of three out of the foster care system, had 3 more, and have had several additional foster children. Right now they have a 7 month old and 4 year old. I think it's short term, but she is no less than amazing. I know she does a great job with her kids and I really admire her! I've known a couple other families from church when I was younger that fostered.

Eta: Their oldest is 8, by the way.

I knew one growing up. One bio child, two fosters. She adopted the daughter foster and was in the process of adopting the foster son when the adoption was contested & his bio dad won custody. It broke her heart, she'd had him since he was a newborn and he was almost in kindergarten when he left.

My mom's boss has fostered for over 20 years. She's incredible! She most often gets newborns who were given up or born to moms who can't care for them right away (born addicted to drugs, etc). Sometimes she has the babies for a few weeks and sometimes much longer. One little girl and her brother were with the family for 3 years and then got adopted. My mom works at a preschool so the babies and kids come in whenever her boss is fostering. My mom says it is amazing to see the difference her boss has made for these kids!

I do. My old neighbor is a foster parent that adopted her two kids. I really wonder how anyone approved that house and adoption. She is obese and claims she has MS. If she does have MS how can she properly care for two young kids especially when one has down syndrome? And she is a complete and utter hoarder. It's gotten worse over the years and we worry about the son.

I knew a family growing up who fostered a ton of children! She adopted a number of them too - and had a lot of special needs children in her home.

I know one now - they're a family I used to nanny for actually and they have three kids while the father is in prison. Once the father gets out and finds a job, he will have custody of his children again.

My cousin and a friend are both currently fostering with hopes of adopting. I have another friend who did foster to adopt with his kids. My parents had a couple of foster kids before we were born. I have heard from another friend who fostered briefly that fostering with no plans/expectation to adopt is quite different. Hugs! I hope you find some support! I admire what you are doing.

I do! I know a family who has had a total of 72 children come through the years (they are in their fifties now).

I know of one. They're a lovely couple that hopes to have one of their own soon.

One of my very good friends is a foster. She has 3 of her own and fosters besides. She grew up that way as a kid, so it's second nature to her. She did just have to return some kids to their parents after having them over a year and that was hard (she didn't think the parents made enough lasting changes either). But she is very religious and feels like she is doing God's work and she is comforted by that. I think she feels if she introduces them to God/Jesus, they will be better off no matter what.

My fil and his wife (step-mil) are fostering their first child. He is in the process of being adopted with his 2 siblings within the next few months. They've had him for a year.

@Arden: @CupQuakeWalk: She was honestly pretty devastated. She lost her uterus to cancer in her mid-20s and really wanted more children.

My husband has quite a few extended family members who foster with the intention of hopefully adopting. We actually just went to an celebration party for one couple who adopted 3 siblings. They've had quite a few come through their doors before they had the chance to adopt.

I used to know many foster families. I would suggest looking into foster family associations connected to the child welfare agency in your area. Another option may be to check the website of your adoption/foster agency to see what services/resources are available if you find your case worker to be less than helpful. There are good foster parents and bad ones too, but I definitely admire the ones who open their hearts to caring for the kids, knowing fully that there is a chance the child is only in their lives for a short period of time.