Zoe Everette
Zoe is fulfilling her dream of being a foster mom of three (sometimes five, sometimes two) who, on the side, works full-time for an international corporation. Challenges and chaos are embraced and there is always time for more commitments, and, usually, her partner acquiesces. Zoe’s favorite activity is advocating for her foster kiddos and least favorite activity is managing the guilt of a working traveling mom. Her favorite splurges involve her neighborhood tea and pie shops and a soak in the tub. Zoe is learning the tricks of this (foster) parenting trade, one humiliating lesson at a time.
Why I Quit My Job with International Travel for A Job with MORE International...
My previous job had me traveling about 40% of the time. Mostly back and forth to Africa. Occasionally to Europe. Rarely around the US. When word got out that I was quitting my job...
Hour by Hour: A Peek into the Day of a Traveling, Working, Foster Momma
I'm convinced that the idea of 'having it all' is impossible. I gave up trying a year into being a (foster) momma when I realized that I was either crushing it work or home,...
My Role In Tearing A Family Apart. For Good And For Bad.
In one week I have to take the stand to testify against the mother of my foster children. I'm trying to prepare myself. Prepare myself to sit across from a woman and tell a...
Why My Kids Crossed the Border
As one of the few Spanish-speaking foster homes in St. Louis, we have had the privilege to parent seven native Spanish-speaking children in our two years as foster parents. All of these children have...
Free Child Care and Summer Camps for Foster Kids
Two years ago my partner and I went from being childless (by choice) to parents to five children (by choice). It had always been a life goal of mine to foster and we were...