Having been in fostering a while I sometimes risk getting to think I know most of it.That silly notion comes up and bites me every time.So what happened a few weeks before the first lockdown was this;Youngest foster child, who has been with us about 15 months, says they're ready to go into town on their own on a Saturday morning, hook up with school friends and come home as and when.Didn't actually...
Sunday, November 29, 2020
Wednesday, November 25, 2020
HERE COMES THAT HOLIDAY
Look, the Christmas holiday is complicated enough in fostering without pandemic fears, lockdown confusion, tiers, masks, distancing etc etc etc etc etc .Imagine; You're a ten year-old who's been separated from their real family and installed in a strange new home with people you've never met before in a house with strange rooms, unfamiliar smells and furniture, a toilet and shower you had to...
Sunday, November 22, 2020
THANK YOU.
I've never said this out loud, but I've thought it from time to time;Thank you for reading this blog.I thank you because if you're reading this you're either a Foster Carer or someone thinking about it, or a Social Worker or someone else with either a professional or personal interest in a walk of life which is, as you already know, a walk on the wild side.So I'm saying a personal thank you...
Friday, November 13, 2020
NEW CHILD
Long story short we have a spare bedroom, so we've put ourselves forward to take short-term placements. By 'placement' - if you're new to fostering - I mean 'foster children being placed in your home'.We've stipulated short term for a bunch of reasons. One; we might need the bedroom back for family reasons (I said long story short…) but we'd get enough notice of that. Two; our unusual family is clicking...