Peter Mutabazi l Foster and Adoptive Dad on Instagram: "There’s a common misconception in foster care: that once a child is placed with a foster or adoptive family, their struggles are over. People often expect the child to feel only gratitude, excitement, and happiness. That is not true… The reality is very different. Many of these children carry deep trauma from their past experiences. Trust doesn’t come easily, and opening up can be incredibly difficult. They’ve been through more than most pe

Julia DiMaggio on Instagram: "When we decided to open our home to foster care we definitely didn’t expect to have two sets of virtual twins. We were a foster home for over a decade. In that time we learned and grew so much. We will forever be grateful for the experience, the people who came into our lives, and how it brought us each of our children. I wrote a book/guide all about foster care. It’s packed with everything I know and learned through our years as a foster family with some of our exp