Hit new level of‘tired’. Enoughto mistakeformula for yourdrink/coffeecreamerKnows whatFSS, DCF,WIC and CPIstand forHas gottenthejudgmentalstare fromothers"Short term"placementthat endedup as longtermBeenasked “areall thesekids yours”Beenlicensedfor over 6yearsEver beenasked whichones areyour 'realkids'Has hadmore than10placementsPlacement showup as differentage/gender/nameAre licensedfor 5 andunder andthey bring youa teenagerRoll your eyes outthe back of yourhead when told‘bless your hear’or ‘you’re a saint’Was atcourtwithin thelast monthGot complimentedfor looking goodfor having justgiven birth or forhaving given birthso many times.Roll youreyes whentold ‘blessyour heart'Mixed up kidsbirthdates/lastnamesWatchedand lovedInstantFamilyBeen called a"saint" whensomeonelearns you area foster parentUnnanouncedCase workervisit withinlast monthLicensedwithin thelast 2yearsHad tobuy abigger carHas sent a fulldiaper bag tovisits and gotan empty onebackIf you'vebeen asked'Do you getto keepthem?'Adoptedaftersaying ‘nomore’Beenasked ‘arethey allyours?’When you'relicensed forone but theygive you twoor moreBeen told ‘I justcouldn’t do it.I’d get tooattached’ moretimes than youcan countHit new level of‘tired’. Enoughto mistakeformula for yourdrink/coffeecreamerKnows whatFSS, DCF,WIC and CPIstand forHas gottenthejudgmentalstare fromothers"Short term"placementthat endedup as longtermBeenasked “areall thesekids yours”Beenlicensedfor over 6yearsEver beenasked whichones areyour 'realkids'Has hadmore than10placementsPlacement showup as differentage/gender/nameAre licensedfor 5 andunder andthey bring youa teenagerRoll your eyes outthe back of yourhead when told‘bless your hear’or ‘you’re a saint’Was atcourtwithin thelast monthGot complimentedfor looking goodfor having justgiven birth or forhaving given birthso many times.Roll youreyes whentold ‘blessyour heart'Mixed up kidsbirthdates/lastnamesWatchedand lovedInstantFamilyBeen called a"saint" whensomeonelearns you area foster parentUnnanouncedCase workervisit withinlast monthLicensedwithin thelast 2yearsHad tobuy abigger carHas sent a fulldiaper bag tovisits and gotan empty onebackIf you'vebeen asked'Do you getto keepthem?'Adoptedaftersaying ‘nomore’Beenasked ‘arethey allyours?’When you'relicensed forone but theygive you twoor moreBeen told ‘I justcouldn’t do it.I’d get tooattached’ moretimes than youcan count

Foster Parent Bingo - Call List

(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. Place some kind of mark (like an X, a checkmark, a dot, tally mark, etc) on each cell as you announce it, to keep track. You can also cut out each item, place them in a bag and pull words from the bag.


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  1. I-Hit new level of ‘tired’. Enough to mistake formula for your drink/coffee creamer
  2. B-Knows what FSS, DCF, WIC and CPI stand for
  3. O-Has gotten the judgmental stare from others
  4. I-"Short term" placement that ended up as long term
  5. N-Been asked “are all these kids yours”
  6. I-Been licensed for over 6 years
  7. G-Ever been asked which ones are your 'real kids'
  8. G-Has had more than 10 placements
  9. N-Placement show up as different age/gender/name
  10. B-Are licensed for 5 and under and they bring you a teenager
  11. I-Roll your eyes out the back of your head when told ‘bless your hear’ or ‘you’re a saint’
  12. I-Was at court within the last month
  13. O-Got complimented for looking good for having just given birth or for having given birth so many times.
  14. N-Roll your eyes when told ‘bless your heart'
  15. G-Mixed up kids birthdates/last names
  16. B-Watched and loved Instant Family
  17. O-Been called a "saint" when someone learns you are a foster parent
  18. B-Unnanounced Case worker visit within last month
  19. N-Licensed within the last 2 years
  20. I-Had to buy a bigger car
  21. O-Has sent a full diaper bag to visits and got an empty one back
  22. B-If you've been asked 'Do you get to keep them?'
  23. O-Adopted after saying ‘no more’
  24. B-Been asked ‘are they all yours?’
  25. G-When you're licensed for one but they give you two or more
  26. G-Been told ‘I just couldn’t do it. I’d get too attached’ more times than you can count