We've had a change of our Blue Sky social worker, a temporary change, but quite a lengthy one.Maternity and all that! Congratulations to our regular social worker and her partner, and their new baby.I struggle to find words that are adequate to praise the people that Blue Sky send out to help and support us.So; while our regular SW was away we were provided with a new one.A new SW can be a big...
Wednesday, August 31, 2022
Monday, August 22, 2022
FIRST TRANS PM?
When you foster a child who has a particular issue you tend to get involved in the issue yourself. How could you not?If, say, your child has problems with authority you find yourself examining the authority, how it functions, and whether the child has a point.I'll never forget being summoned to a school to discuss the behaviour of a teenager I was looking after.The meeting was fixed for...
Thursday, August 18, 2022
BROTHERLY LOVE
Our latest new foster child is in an okay place, and okay is great in fostering.Apparently the Buddha said everyone who's ever lived has always had 83 problems apart from the person who tries to get rid of them all.They have 84.Latest addition is transitioning and going along well. It's his decision, his life. Maybe it's a mistake, maybe it isn't. People who get paid for their opinion, such...
Monday, August 08, 2022
YES, WOMEN HAVE TESTOSTERONE TOO
When a new placement (the technical term for a child in care) is settling in it's important to make sure everyone else feels loved and wanted just as much as before, because a new placement (it's such a barren term isn't it?) can take up a disproportionate amount of your attention.The foster mum or dad is busy trying to get handles on the new arrival. Trying to find out who they are, what makes...