WHERE IS THE LOVE

As the world celebrates 'global day of parents' on the1st of June every year, I cant help but wonder what the same world thinks about those who are living and growing without having the experience of what a mother/father relationship is.  These are people who are constantly reminded by caregivers that they are not their parents and should therefore be grateful for whatever attempt they make in providing food, shelter, clothing and security which forms the basic needs of every human being.
The task of caring for someone else in ones real poor state is a huge one and huge(er) is even the task of trully caring in the real sense of the word 'care'.  Then, the real issue is what could be the experience of a child who lives with people that present themselves as "foster parents" but are not parents in any sense of it.  i just hope these children will grow up and become parents than the people they see and live with today.
The role of a foster parent according to  the Department of Social Services http://www.childsworld.ca.gov/pg1347.htm includes  providing a supportive and stable family for the children.  The needs of these children should be paramount as identified by Kidshealth. Every child needs and deserves someone to take care of him/her. They need a house, a place to sleep, nutritious food to eat, clothes to wear, and toys to play with. They also need someone who will take them to the doctor and dentist, make sure they get a bath, and get them up in the morning so they can get to school. And just as important, kids need someone who loves them and does not hurt or abuse them - http://kidshealth.org/kid/feeling/home_family/foster_families.html.
The level of abuse experienced by children living with foster parents cannot be over-emphasized.  These abuses are sexually, psychologically and physically.  Infact, someone who survived these abuses have this to say:

       I spent five years with a lady who blew the monthly stipend from DC

FS on her own kids while we lowly fosters got to eat maybe once a day, if we were lucky. But she was very generous with the beatings, which often bordered on torture (making us kneel for hours on uncooked rice seemed to be her favorite) http://www.upworthy.com/the-horror-stories-these-former-foster-care-kids-have-sound-too-bad-to-be-true-but-theyre-not.

To our foster parents, as the world celebrates the special day of global parent day, we only ask that you try and create an enabling environment, befitting enough to make that child feel alive.  According to this foster mother:

To make a foster child part of your home, I would create a space in your home for the child. I would not pre-decorate the space, so you can decorate with the child based on his or her interests. Also, you want to get things that makes the child comfortable or toys that he or she can associate with you. They will also be bringing in memories from their past. http://aplaceofourown.org/question_detail.php?id=339

As care givers, let us strive to live a lasting memory of that caring sacrifice we are expected to give and be sure of a strong and better tomorrow.