A Fostering Journey 57

We got the whole story about the one year old boy heading our way for a ‘possible’ short term placement. Mum’s eldest had been taken away two years prior and was living with his Dad. The one year old was born and Social Services were monitoring his situation. Mum had...

Where Would I Be

I have been in foster care since the age of 6, I am very fortunate as I have been with my foster family for 10 years. I am settled, happy and content, life is great, but it wasn’t always like that. Before I came into care my life wasn’t a bed of roses, it was chaotic,...

A Fostering Journey 56

We have a placement but only temporary. We had twins, one boy, one girl who were from Bulgaria. They were 30 months old and were gorgeous. Mum had been seen in a convenience store, at 10pm, with the twins in just nappies and vests on a very cold night. Police had been...

A Fostering Journey 55

Still empty and still enjoying the peace and quiet before the next young person, or people, arrive on our doorstep in the back of a car driven by either a Social Worker or Police Officer. The arrival, in a Police car, always got the neighbour’s curtains twitching even...

Let’s Talk Autism (particularly my autism)

Something different and personal to me, my autism. Talking about something personal can be difficult for everyone but after discussing this with my Foster Mom she came up with the idea, how about I interview you and ask you questions about your autism. So this is what...
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