Family traditions and the foster child.

[Backinthe1960s]

I have just posted another blog entry on Family traditions and the foster child.

oldtimefostering.blogspot.co.uk/2015/09/family-traditions-and-foster-child.html

That was lovely....about the angel.

Just curious.

Are you ok now?
Was there a point in your life when you could rationalise what had happened that resulted in your being in foster care?
If not loved or cherished in foster care, at least I hope you felt safe.
Sometimes that is the best we can hope for.
My mum was evacuated to Wales in the 2nd World War, no match to a family, no checks on the family that fostered her, just pot luck from age 4 to age 7yrs. She did return to her birth family in London after the war. It left a lasting legacy and I don't think she or her brother ever got over it emotionally.
I do wonder if we could do more to help fostered children with understanding their situation and getting over the emotional shocks. I think we do better now but still not perfect.
xxxx

I went through a bad spell when my wife died but that wasn't because I was fostered. I expect the one left behind always feels sad. I was 14 when I went into foster care and I didn't think about feelings too much. I was trying to be a man and men didn't show feelings in those days.

Thank you for sharing your experiences of being fostered.
It brings home that when you foster a child you leave an imprint in their lives.

Best wishes to you. xx