Foster (now adoptive!) mom here. Get yourself in a good place re: depression before you start fostering, because it is a roller coaster. Totally worth doing, so go you, but try to get a good balance before you enter the crazy world that is fostering.

I quit drinking when I started law school. I'm a lightweight and too much of a control freak to drink around people I don't know well. Also, the hangovers kept me from studying and since I was taking out massive loans for school, I needed to keep my ass in the library. You'll find your niche - the first semester is…