tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2411253170651203836.post7429080564957088803..comments2023-09-12T09:33:43.919+01:00Comments on Behind The Child: Foster Carer, Foster Parent?Tiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11360092874754466982noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2411253170651203836.post-62839227385336173242008-03-14T08:36:00.000+00:002008-03-14T08:36:00.000+00:00Thank you so much for articulating what foster par...Thank you so much for articulating what foster parents feel about their important role in their child's life. It somehow seems second nature when you become a foster parent and I'd never thought about trying to write it down. Your reflection here is the perfect answer to the constant questions about how we can take care of children who "aren't ours" or how we can bear to "give them up" when they go back to birth parents or adoption. Fostering isn't a zero sum game (my kid NOT your kid) and you expressed it so well.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2411253170651203836.post-25054732727008051572008-03-12T20:58:00.000+00:002008-03-12T20:58:00.000+00:00Thank you. I think this is perhaps a reply to some...Thank you. I think this is perhaps a reply to some points I raised elsewhere. <BR/><BR/>I'm glad to hear of the existence of adult placement residency schemes. My son attends an SLD/PMLD school and many (perhaps most?) of the children do stay with their parents post 18 and it's good to hear that continuity of care (to use a rather heartless social care type term) can be an option when a child is in foster care. <BR/><BR/>Your discussion of foster carer vs parent was interesting as well, and kind of how I thought it would be. Thank you for taking the time to write it all out. Certainly a lot to ponder.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2411253170651203836.post-9513867734433535132008-03-12T18:42:00.000+00:002008-03-12T18:42:00.000+00:00And the people said Amen.And the people said Amen.Tinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00597768004706150862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2411253170651203836.post-72418650065866482412008-03-12T15:17:00.000+00:002008-03-12T15:17:00.000+00:00beautifully put!beautifully put!Robynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05151968586808751649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2411253170651203836.post-70676134853292211292008-03-12T15:03:00.000+00:002008-03-12T15:03:00.000+00:00Amen. I am so glad to know you.VirginiaAmen. I am so glad to know you.<BR/>VirginiaDoorlesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12144107052128554986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2411253170651203836.post-70087390318787461052008-03-12T14:26:00.000+00:002008-03-12T14:26:00.000+00:00If there ever comes a day when you choose to cease...If there ever comes a day when you choose to cease fostering, you really should become some sort of national spokesman for the system itself. I don't know anyone who expresses herself as eloquently and as elegantly as you do on this subject.<BR/><BR/>Thank you,<BR/>AleshaAleshahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06735980324039032501noreply@blogger.com