Growing Siblings

9/20/2015

Welcome back to Taylor Talks!

Here we are, Sunday night, and I'm already wishing it was the weekend again.... we're all so exhausted in my house because my little sisters wake up before sunrise each day.

I have to say though, that even though my little sisters tire me out, they also put a smile on my face each day. I can't even count the number of times a giggle turned into full-blown hysterical laughter between me and the twins over this weekend.

It's so funny because when the twins were babies, everything about their development completely amazed me. We'd cared for infants multiple times over the years, but I had never been old enough to understand the milestones that they were reaching. My three other siblings were placed with us between the ages of two and four, so I didn't even get to experience their baby stages. But now, the twins are almost six years old, and I've seen plenty of siblings and kids in school at this age. Yet my sisters continue to amaze me each and every day.

Twin A has proven to me this weekend that she can sit and make funny noises, laugh at herself, and then make me bust out laughing uncontrollably for long periods of time. Twin B is constantly showing me her growing maturity as she questions all parts of life. They both are growing up so quickly suddenly, and they both have such unique personalities. They still love to play together and just asked my mom the other night to move their beds closer together so they could hold hands before falling asleep at night, but they're also becoming their own individuals.

Watching my siblings grow and figure out who they are as people is one of the best parts of being the oldest child in the family. It's amazing to watch all of my siblings maturing, but I think we all get a thrill out of watching our littlest sisters. It's amazing to think how different my life would have been had we not taken in my siblings through foster care.

Thank you so much for your continued support! I look forward to sharing more stories about my experience with foster care, and hopefully hearing from readers who have questions or similar stories to share. I'm always willing to answer questions and hear about other experiences! Please don't forget to like and share my Facebook author page as well!

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Thanks!
Taylor

2 Comments

Pam

9/21/2015 11:00:51 am

Taylor: I have just begun to read your post and as a mom who has taken in many children over the years (ironically never through an official agency, but people I've known who has known someone...) and have five children of bio/adopted/step and four grandchildren, I am finally going to go through the process of becoming an "official" foster parent. With the last two teens at home (19 and 15) we are pursuing this as a family and I am hoping to become approved sometime in the next few months. I have only read a few of your blogs, but you seem very much like this was a very "normal" way to grow up since you were so young when your parents started doing this. It is nice to see your love for your siblings. I will read more as I get time so I can catch up on the progression of your family but also I'm unclear if your family is still doing this. I probably missed that part. I'm very surprised you do not have more comments, but appreciate your dedication to writing your blog. I do not do Facebook so perhaps your comments are all on there.

Taylor Faith Krigsman link

9/21/2015 04:42:37 pm

Hi Pam! Thank you so much for writing in to me, and congratulations on taking the steps toward becoming an "official" foster parent!

We are currently not licensed as a foster family because we just moved from New York to Florida in July, and are still adjusting to our new lives. Becoming certified down here is something that my parents and I have discussed at length and will continue to discuss. Being a foster family will always be part of us, and we hope to help more children in the future. We may just need some "time off" to get ourselves acclimated to Florida and to deal with some things happening in our personal lives (which I'll be sure to discuss as they come up, especially in the next few weeks). Hopefully we'll be able to go through the process to transfer our certification to our new state and take in more children at some point!

I'm often surprised when I do not receive comments on blog posts as well, so thank you for pointing that out! I often wonder if my posts are reaching anyone, and yet I know that I've received over 50,000 page views on the site since January 29, 2015. I have received a few comments on Facebook, but mostly from friends or family. Hopefully I will be able to continue sharing my experiences through this blog and eventually reach more readers, but even if no one is writing to me, I'll continue to blog because I love to do so!

I greatly appreciate you taking the time to write to me though, and hope you'll enjoy poking around at other posts. Please don't hesitate to comment with questions as you continue on your foster care journey, and good luck to you again!

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My family has been doing foster care since I was three years old. I'm the only biological child in my family, though I now have five permanent siblings. Having nineteen siblings over the course of my lifetime has been an incredible experience, and I'm hoping that by sharing some of the ups and downs of being the only bio kid in a foster family, other foster families or people looking into doing foster care will be able to learn a bit of what life can be like. I also like to share what life is like on my journey to becoming a published author, as well as where my schooling and career choice are taking me.

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