Foster Parenting: How Bad Can It Be? Details what it really means to be a foster parent. It is told by a veteran foster parent of 25 years who has taken in over two hundred seventy five foster children. It tells of the true trials, triumphs, heartbreak, destruction and chaos foster children bring into the home. Yet it showcases the humorous side to foster parenting. Armed only with a sense of humor she manages to handle everything thrown at her. Foster Parenting: How Bad Can It Be? Is a true and inspiring journey of one heroic families nest of unconditional love.