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Foster parents change lives.

This is a message that particular local family wants to get out during October, Foster Parents Month.

Foster parents can give kids and parents an escape from difficult situations; offer them a brand new window on normal life.

But, it needs a great deal of dedication and an "altruistic" frame of mind.

You'll find quiet rewards, too, as outlined by Thomas Crossman of Cobble Hill, who, regarding his wife, Linda, continues to be at it for decades after raising three children of their own.

There is next to nothing more loathsome than the usual cliche. They're the trite, meaningless platitudes intended to sound deep, but almost invariably reveal whoever is talking with be not a very deep thinker. And they are more painful when it comes to parenting.