(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. There is no need to say the BINGO column name. 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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Have been told "I could never be a foster carer"
Someone asks if your kids all have the same Mum/Dad and you have to say nope there are 5 Mum/Dads
Your 7-year-old foster child calls you by your name and people look at you like some "new age" parent
Your spouse has come home to more children than when left in the morning
You take your foster child to the dentist and have to call the CSO to confirm the last name and DOB in front of everyone
Strangers say "he must look like his dad" and you reply "I don't remember I only saw him one"
You speak more than 1 language - English and Departmental speak
Have been told "you can't tell me what to do"
You say to yourself "just breathe" multiple times a day
Everyone asks "are those your kids" - yes I did produce a 13-, 9- and 6-year-old since last soccer practice 2 days ago and they are all different nationalities
You know After Hours / On Call phone number by heart
You have thought to yourself " that wasn't in the foster care training"
Someone mentions self-care
Someone asks how many kids you have, and your answer is "depends on the day"
A worker arrives with a toddler and says 'sorry no shoes', and you reply "no problems I have several pairs their size already"
Caffeine is your best friend
Someone knocks on your door and your child says "yay, someone is bringing us a baby"
You go to restaurant, and they ask how many, and you have to count to remind yourself
You know what the teenagers "slang words" mean and you catch yourself using them
The visit is cancelled but you've already been stuck in traffic for 30 minutes trying to get there
