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>>> I'm Joe and this is Liam.
>>> Hi
>>> Our parents have been fostering since I was 8 months old so that’s,
almost nearly 18 years now.
With us, obviously we were all babies, so we don't know anything else.
But, even to all those who are older and their parents are just thinking of fostering now;
It seems weird and I know it seems weird but,
I think personally, I think it’s one of the most natural things, we can do
by looking out for other people.
People that like not necessary can look after themselves or have been looked after, so.
The way I think of it, I think of it, as that I'm a foster care as well, I don’t think
of it as my parents are foster carers
and I think that would help a lot of children to think that it's actually a whole effort
and not just your parents job
and you just haven't got new kids coming in that are going to steal your parents away.
Its more you and your parents are going to give them the attention and you can do that
in like a number of ways, either by letting your parents just,
give the other child the attention or by helping out yourself.
I can't think of a time where I haven't wanted us to be foster carers in a foster family.
>>> I think they’re not going to love you less, like your parents.
They're still going to love you the same, before and after foster caring.
Personally, there’s not been a time that I wouldn't want them to do it.
>>> It’s what we know.
>>> Yeah
>>> I suppose it’s also like the more children that we have in,
there’s, not so much less attention
but the attention of the parents is obviously shared amongst more and so,
sometimes that can be a little bit annoying, sometimes.
But it’s not really a problem.
Because, I think, we're prepared from the start,
that we know they are going to be moved on, and so as long as we can give them that
kind of start in life and a better hand up,
then I normally feel good when they leave
because, I feel that we've given them a better opportunity
then if they hadn't come to us in the first place.