Big day in our house. A new family photo is going up on the wall. More about that in a moment.
Still waiting to fill our spare bed.
Totally get that we're a tricky home to place a new child as we're many and getting a match is harder than most other ones.
Try not to let it overshadow the main focus; looking after the family I've got around me.
Also; very important - try not to attach more thought...
Thursday, June 28, 2018
Monday, June 25, 2018
A HAPPY RE-THINKING
Something happened yesterday in our house which got me thinking.
The thinking led to me changing my thinking about something.
The reason that the thing that happened got me thinking is that Blue Sky get enquiries on the blog from people who are considering or even actually getting themselves into fostering, and are worried that they have never had children of their own.
I used to think that...
Thursday, June 21, 2018
FUNNY PECULIAR IN FOSTERING
Fostering is a funny old game, to paraphrase my dad's hero the footballer Jimmy Greaves (poor man, these days).
It can give you funny moments, and I mean funny peculiar as well as funny ha-ha.
Our current situation (as much as it's right for me to reveal) is that we have a young teenage family of our own and two foster children but are up for a third. You might think we live in a mansion; we definitely...
Sunday, June 10, 2018
THE ONES WHO DON'T COME
We've had two near-misses as we await our next placement.
When you're up for a new placement you're on 24/7 alert because if the phone rings and it's Blue Sky it could be the start of an adventure that will change lives.
The first call came as I was driving back from a morning school run. After I drop the last child I go on and get the shopping out of the way. It's a Godsend that supermarkets...
Wednesday, June 06, 2018
LGBT CARER
A reader writes;
"Hi again, this is anon who asked about lgbt caring a few months back. Just an update. I have my panel date. It's August, yippee. I know there is a chance I may not get approved but I'm quietly confident. Such that I've used all my work holidays to take Christmas into early Jan off so that's I'm free for any emergencies that may arise as I hear it's a busy time for care. I've not...
Monday, June 04, 2018
IF YOU END A PLACEMENT, WHAT HAPPENS NEXT?
I've mentioned this fostering episode briefly before, but it plays in my mind often and it occurred to me again when a carer commented that they were having to consider ending a placement.
One day at a fostering training session I found myself next to a foster mum I'd not met before and we clicked. When it comes to making new friends fostering takes some beating. Meeting people is not why anyone...