i agree

i guess jackie has a different perspective on it since she's actually been through losing a parent . . . but i just don't think it can hurt to have as many people there to give her a hug as possible. i think it would be bad if they set you up as the primary support person - but didn't you say its only every other weekend? she is going to get far more attached to her foster parents. and my guess is the buddy program asked you for a commitment of like a year or something? its not like they are just accepting anyone and handing them a kid - part of their screening process has to be making sure that the volunteers are people that are going to stick with the program and actually care about the kids.

i found out yesterday that my week was going to be bad. and then i found out today that there are problems with the consent - so i'm back to my easy week!!! yeah!!!!!!