Sad to learn from the news a couple of days ago that English youngsters in care are being taken in considerable numbers to homes in Scotland because they have the facilities.
The story was tucked away. I remember thinking that if it was something to do with cats or veterans it would be front page stuff, but kids…
…well they don't have the vote, they don't have significant disposable income; so who...
Saturday, January 25, 2020
Tuesday, January 21, 2020
HEAVENLY MATCH
School and fostering are sometimes uncomfortable partners in fostering.
Generally speaking most children don't want to go to school. I get that, but have to sit on it because it's our job as parents to get them there, and it's double our job as foster parents.
When I say 'I get that' I mean I get they don't want to go because I never wanted to go to school myself. Nor did any of my friends. The...
Tuesday, January 07, 2020
AULD LANG SYNE
One of our fostering friends has just had a very interesting thing happen, she doesn't mind if I share it with sympathetic friends (that's you dear reader, by the way), she doesn't know I write a secret blog about fostering, but I'll make sure to be discreet.
She's an interesting recruit to fostering is Dawn. She's single, never married or had children of her own. She told me she was worried that...
Friday, January 03, 2020
CHRISTMAS GIZMO
We had a great holiday thanks, hope yours was okay too. Not everyone's was.
I've talked about this before; Christmas is a hard time for chaotic families, very hard for tens of thousands of children in chaotic homes.
Carlotta is a lovely child, okay some would say she takes a moment to stay in the conversation, but she has a good heart and deserves better than she gets.
Her father left about five...