The Fosterman Blog

Fostering Blog. I love the snow; it brings out the inner child in me. As soon as the weather people said that snow was on the way I went straight into the garage and found the sled. Fortunately for me,

Fostering Blog. A nice peaceful weekend in the household. No phone calls, no stress and plenty of laughter and enjoyment. On Friday evening James (name changed) and I went to do some grocery shopping and we bumped into Paige and

Fostering Blog I was in touch with another foster carer – my friend  Janet, (names changed)  just after her placement ended on Friday , then a couple of times over the weekend. She described her feelings of disappointment in detail.

Foster Parent Blog. Even with the restrictions, it was a great Christmas and James (name changed) really enjoyed himself. On the day before Christmas Eve it was agreed that James would call his Mum. Unfortunately there was no reply even

Fostering Blog Welcome to the Twilight Zone, those days between Christmas and the New Year where you haven’t got a clue what day of the week it is. James (name changed) and I have spent the week asking each other

Fostering Blog Christmas has departed, New Year has departed and we are into that grey area until Easter. It’s when we generally have the coldest weather and more disruptions. But just to make this year even more disrupted we are

Fostering Blog. A nice thing happened today. On Wednesdays James (name changed) has double games last two lessons of the day. So we came to an agreement that I would pick him up as he is usually tired. I couldn’t

Fostering Blog We had a great weekend. James (name changed) and a friend had football practice, so I dropped him off and went and did my weekly shop, with mask of course. After battling my way around Sainsburys I went

Fostering Blog. When I first started fostering it really was a step into the unknown. My wife and I had decided it was something that we would try as an alternative to our 9-5 existence. I was commuting into Central

Fostering Blog I can remember those first days of the school term. The excitement of seeing your mates, getting a new timetable, finding out when you had games and PE. Then there was a new form teacher and, possibly, new

Fostering Blog Our local Rotary Club hold a small fireworks display every year so James (name changed) and I decided to pay a visit. It was all very social distancing and face masks but it made for an enjoyable evening,

Fostering Blog James (name changed) came home with a message from Paige’s father asking if I could call him that evening. James was anxious about this as he had no idea why. I asked if there had been any problems