Has hadmore than10placementsBeen told ‘I justcouldn’t do it.I’d get tooattached’ moretimes than youcan countBeenasked “areall thesekids yours”Has gottenthejudgmentalstare fromothers"Short term"placementthat endedup as longtermWhen you'relicensed forone but theygive you twoor moreAre licensedfor 5 andunder andthey bring youa teenagerRoll your eyes outthe back of yourhead when told‘bless your hear’or ‘you’re a saint’Beenlicensedfor over 6yearsHas sent a fulldiaper bag tovisits and gotan empty onebackLicensedwithin thelast 2yearsUnnanouncedCase workervisit withinlast monthWatchedand lovedInstantFamilyPlacement showup as differentage/gender/nameWas atcourtwithin thelast monthBeenasked ‘arethey allyours?’Mixed up kidsbirthdates/lastnamesBeen called a"saint" whensomeonelearns you area foster parentEver beenasked whichones areyour 'realkids'If you'vebeen asked'Do you getto keepthem?'Adoptedaftersaying ‘nomore’Hit new level of‘tired’. Enoughto mistakeformula for yourdrink/coffeecreamerGot complimentedfor looking goodfor having justgiven birth or forhaving given birthso many times.Knows whatFSS, DCF,WIC and CPIstand forHad tobuy abigger carRoll youreyes whentold ‘blessyour heart'Has hadmore than10placementsBeen told ‘I justcouldn’t do it.I’d get tooattached’ moretimes than youcan countBeenasked “areall thesekids yours”Has gottenthejudgmentalstare fromothers"Short term"placementthat endedup as longtermWhen you'relicensed forone but theygive you twoor moreAre licensedfor 5 andunder andthey bring youa teenagerRoll your eyes outthe back of yourhead when told‘bless your hear’or ‘you’re a saint’Beenlicensedfor over 6yearsHas sent a fulldiaper bag tovisits and gotan empty onebackLicensedwithin thelast 2yearsUnnanouncedCase workervisit withinlast monthWatchedand lovedInstantFamilyPlacement showup as differentage/gender/nameWas atcourtwithin thelast monthBeenasked ‘arethey allyours?’Mixed up kidsbirthdates/lastnamesBeen called a"saint" whensomeonelearns you area foster parentEver beenasked whichones areyour 'realkids'If you'vebeen asked'Do you getto keepthem?'Adoptedaftersaying ‘nomore’Hit new level of‘tired’. Enoughto mistakeformula for yourdrink/coffeecreamerGot complimentedfor looking goodfor having justgiven birth or forhaving given birthso many times.Knows whatFSS, DCF,WIC and CPIstand forHad tobuy abigger carRoll youreyes whentold ‘blessyour heart'

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