I'm Getting a Little Sister...
 

... No, not the biological kind... I just got accepted into the Big Brother/Big Sister organization. :D

http://www.bbbs.org/site/c.9iILI3NGK....BE16/Home.htm

Truth is, I applied back in August so there was a part of me that honestly thought I'd get rejected for some reason or other. Plus, it had been a pretty shitty day so when I got the envelope from BBBS I already started throwing myself a little pity party thinking, "Oh, well isn't THIS just the icing..."

One of those times it's good to be wrong. :D

I'm ridiculously happy about this. Pretty psyched to get "matched" with my "Little" (and, yes, they actually do call them "Littles"). heh


Anyone else join the program? Or know someone who has? I'm not sure if it exists outside of the US, but I'd imagine that other countries have something similar.

Looks like an awesome initiative and something you should be proud to be a part of. Good luck with it, I'm sure you'll do great. :cool:

Not sure if anything like this exists over here, but if it does I'm sure its under funded and more of a niche thing. I can't think that I've ever heard of anything similar. Were it to even be attempted over here, I'm sure the criminal record checks and general bureaucracy involved in an initiative like this would put off pretty much everyone who would be eligable.... We mostly leave social care and community welfare in the hands of under paid, under educated and over worked social workers and teachers.

Congrats Chrono... have fun warping the next generation!

That's wonderful.:) I'm sure you'll have loads of fun.

Influence your little to be a cat lady! You can start "The Order of Ripley" wherein a child is picked from each generation to be the guardian of the cats.

That seems pretty cool...

What age are they and how often do u get to spend time with them?

Thanks, everyone! This is a really big deal to me.

I already told the boyfriend that we need to get this apartment clean... Or shove everything into a closet and lock it.

bwahaha - I actually wonder how she'll react to them. Hope she's not afraid... :o



The ages range from 6 - 12, and they "match" you based on your preference and also the child's preference (it was a pretty lengthy interview process where they asked you everything from What are your interests? to What are your friends like?).

In terms of time spend together, they encourage "at least a night a week"... Ultimately, I'd like to do a night a week and a weekend day... Or a week night and every other weekend day... It depends on your schedule and the schedule of the family.

good for you Chrono.

I tried to be a Big Brother but they kind of frown on child slavery in R.I.


just wanted someone to fetch my beers....is that so bad?

I've seen Role Models..... That's all I got.

Congrats though. Sounds like you're looking forward to it so right on! Good going!

So how does it work? Do people just send there kids into some centre and let them have fun with (safety checked) adults once a week? Or is it kids specifically from tough backgrounds?