StockPlanets via Getty Images Stock image of children playingI was 10 years old the first time my parents fostered a child. By the following year, my parents adopted Cassia and her sister, growing the family from seven to eight children. I’ve watched my parents’ children more often than they’ve watched mine – not because they’re selfish or unwilling but because they’re busy. Because of my parents’ circumstances, it often felt like they were more like aunts and uncles to my kids than grandparents. Recently, at a girl’s night, my friends asked me if it’s hard having my parents parenting their own children alongside mine.

Source: Huffington Post January 10, 2026 09:08 UTC