#fostered

[thatpollguy]

Would you consider fostering a child in the future?

I have already fostered one or more children

Yes, I would consider fostering one or more children

No, but I would consider adopting a child

No, I wouldn't consider fostering or adopting a child

Voting ended onNov 21, 2025

[coffeeandcalligraphy]

WIP Intro - Changing States

Genre: Adult literary fiction, short fiction (a Moth Work story that occurs after BODY BACK)

Status: Currently drafting / 3k words

Synopsis: After a whirlwind romance devastatingly ends, Jeremiah moves back to his hometown in Maryland for support only to receive word there’s been a death in the family the day he's set to arrive.

Setting: Baltimore, MD

Vibe: Sunny backroads, noonday fields, retro diners, long car rides, the sparkle of headlights, motion blur, undeveloped film, dusty sunsets, a purple MP3 player, the way childhood feels in photographs, crackling home movies, misty autumn evenings, quiet bursts of grief, summers at the lakeside, the first dreamy flare of sunrise, returning to a place you once knew

Characters:

Jeremiah (narrator - 21) | gentle, thoughtful, nostalgic, devoted, wistful, romantic, sad, brokenhearted

Excerpt:

On the evening Jeremiah decides he’ll drive thirty hours to Maryland, the other half of his mattress is cold and Madonna’s on the radio. In his bedroom, he taps his cigarette on the windowsill, the ash scattering into rainy blue hour, and listens. Time goes by so slowly, she goes, her voice singed through his boombox’s broken speakers. He’s meant to replace it, though he’s meant to do a lot of things: check the mail, make a quiche, buy lightbulbs, call his sister, take up cross-stitch, recycle an olive jar, move his bed to the opposite side of his room. But time goes by so slowly, and Jeremiah would know—he’s twenty-one, yet feels he’s been alive for much, much longer.

[0samjha]

[thecompassionatevegan]

Wiggles is up for #adoption - she can be found on @petfinderusa - she's being #fostered through @godsdogsatx - #adoptdontshop #rescuedogs #rescueismyfavoritebreed #lovehasfourpaws #rescuedogsofinstagram #dogsofinstagram #petsofinstagram #doggo #pups #sweetgirl

[fosteringinbrooklyn]

This shit's hard.

Visitations are difficult. And I know that as a foster parent it’s not as hard as for the bios and their children.

But they’re our children too and there’s a vast sea of trauma to wade through every time we go.

As a former foster kid myself, with no memories of early years spent in the system & no real connection with my family of origin, all this (maybe?) sets me off into an imagined trauma. I say “maybe” and “imagined” bc I’m not sure if I’m really feeling for me as a two year old or for our two year old as he yells and screams when we drop him off.

So many layers. Time to breathe and float off to sleep.

But first a msg in a bottle I’ve been meaning to cork up and toss out there: is there anyone out there who’s been a former foster kid and foster parent and is looking to share/normalize experiences? Drop me a line, please.

[irismeowlove]

I'm still in the mood to play! #cat #kitten #catlover #catslover #kittenlover #omgsocute #adorable #tabby #aww #sosweet #playful #lol #aiyo #fostered #rescued #throwback

[thatpollguy]

Would you consider adopting children in the future?

I have already adopted one or more children

Yes, I would consider adopting one or more children

No, but I would consider fostering a child

No, I wouldn't adopt or foster a child

Voting ended onNov 26, 2025