Has gottenthejudgmentalstare fromothersWhen you'relicensed forone but theygive you twoor moreAdoptedaftersaying ‘nomore’If you'vebeen asked'Do you getto keepthem?'Hit new level of‘tired’. Enoughto mistakeformula for yourdrink/coffeecreamerBeen told ‘I justcouldn’t do it. I’dget too attached’more times thanyou can countGot complimentedfor looking good forhaving just givenbirth or for havinggiven birth so manytimes.Licensedwithin thelast 2yearsWas atcourtwithin thelast monthUnnanouncedCase workervisit within lastmonth"Short term"placementthat endedup as longtermEver beenasked whichones areyour 'realkids'Beenasked “areall thesekids yours”Has hadmore than10placementsBeen called a"saint" whensomeonelearns you area foster parentBeenasked ‘arethey allyours?’Roll your eyes outthe back of yourhead when told‘bless your hear’or ‘you’re a saint’Placement showup as differentage/gender/nameKnows whatCPC, DCF,WIC and CPIstand forMixed up kidsbirthdates/lastnamesWatchedand lovedInstantFamilyRoll youreyes whentold ‘blessyour heart'Beenlicensedfor over 6yearsHad tobuy abigger carHas sent a fulldiaper bag tovisits and gotan empty onebackAre licensedfor 5 andunder andthey bring youa teenagerHas gottenthejudgmentalstare fromothersWhen you'relicensed forone but theygive you twoor moreAdoptedaftersaying ‘nomore’If you'vebeen asked'Do you getto keepthem?'Hit new level of‘tired’. Enoughto mistakeformula for yourdrink/coffeecreamerBeen told ‘I justcouldn’t do it. I’dget too attached’more times thanyou can countGot complimentedfor looking good forhaving just givenbirth or for havinggiven birth so manytimes.Licensedwithin thelast 2yearsWas atcourtwithin thelast monthUnnanouncedCase workervisit within lastmonth"Short term"placementthat endedup as longtermEver beenasked whichones areyour 'realkids'Beenasked “areall thesekids yours”Has hadmore than10placementsBeen called a"saint" whensomeonelearns you area foster parentBeenasked ‘arethey allyours?’Roll your eyes outthe back of yourhead when told‘bless your hear’or ‘you’re a saint’Placement showup as differentage/gender/nameKnows whatCPC, DCF,WIC and CPIstand forMixed up kidsbirthdates/lastnamesWatchedand lovedInstantFamilyRoll youreyes whentold ‘blessyour heart'Beenlicensedfor over 6yearsHad tobuy abigger carHas sent a fulldiaper bag tovisits and gotan empty onebackAre licensedfor 5 andunder andthey bring youa teenager

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