Northside Debt Advice, Surabaya
Run by people who have been through caring for an aging parent and empty nest themselves.
Evenings and weekends
For adoptees, birth parents, adoptive and foster families. Talk with people in Indonesia who know what it is like, find help near you, and join the worldwide circle too. Free, always.
Next gathering in the Indonesia circle: Weekly check-in ยท
Run by people who have been through caring for an aging parent and empty nest themselves.
Evenings and weekends
โA note for the next person. This time last year I was exactly where you are. For me it was the adoption panel. I've started painting again. You get yourself back in pieces. Praying for you.โ
โI'm not going to tell you eveything happens for a reason. It doesn't. But you can get through it. I did, and I'm not especially strong. I made a shared calendar for the family so I'm not the only one remembering.โ
โPlease be gentle with yourself and I wasn't, and it made everything harder, ask for a double appointment if you can, it changed things for me. And talk to someone, even if it's just in here.โ
โto anyone just starting out with fostering or adoption: it's not going to be like you imagine, and that's okay. some days you'll feel like you're getting it all wrong. i've been doing this for 8 years and i still have days where i want to hide in the shed. but you learn. you learn that the small wins matter more than the big ones. and you learn to ask for help, even when it's the last thing you want to do. you're not doing it alone, even if it feels like it.โ