Why I Became A Foster Parent

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Around the year 1885, Mae decided to become a foster parent because as she grew up babysitting in her teenage years she realized that she loves children. Mae fostered seven amazing kids that she continues to love daily. The first kid that she fostered was a girl and her name has been Kendra just a baby when she was fostered, she was about six months old. All the kids she fostered love her as well, Mae has a kind heart and would foster another kid if she could. Mae said, “I love children, and so that's why I became a foster parent”.

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