I try to be frugal with advice. People don’t really want advice, unless they ask. Even then they probably know what they want you to say, and the best thing is to advise them to do whatever they intend to do anyway as at least they’ll do it with the enthusiasm you have for something that’s your own idea.
When our first baby was in the pushchair I had a T shirt made up that said “No More Advice Please”....
Monday, September 16, 2013
Sunday, September 08, 2013
Fostering and the Return to School
This time, when it was first morning back at school, I brought up Christmas during the school run.
The school summer holiday is a long haul, everyone knows that. I notice that in spite of all the various squabbles and splits, they are around you to such an extent that there's a deepening of the bond.
It's not a chocolate box bonding between foster parent and child. It's not a love thing, more...
Sunday, September 01, 2013
SLEEPOVERS
I absolutely did not think I'd get a spare 10 minutes this weekend to write a blog, but guess what.
What it is at our house this weekend, is that one of our 3 foster children is having a sister and brother, who are also in care, over for a Sleepover. Or a "Stayawakeover" as I call them.
So that's 5 then, which we've never had under one roof before.
You know fostering is always surprising you?
Well...