His gf had his dc at 14 can he foster?

[Galeforcewindatmywindow]

Can an adult who got his very under age gf pregnant foster dc way down the line?. The news article is leaving a bitter taste tbh...
Would such a man be suitable?. Surely not?

[pickledandpuzzled]

18 yr old and 14yr old? I’d want to tell SS about it.

[pickledandpuzzled]

How old is he now?

[FloopyMango]

Depends, if he was 14 when he got her pregnant or 24!

[NoKnit]

Sorry don't understand was he also 14 when the gf fell pregnant? Or was he an adult and gf was 14? If the second then that sounds little sick to be honest

[Galeforcewindatmywindow]

He was 18...

[LucyLaundry]

Is this going to be about the Radfords?

[NoKnit]

Hmmmm I dunno then.

An 18 old with 14 hear old gf isn't a huge age gap and he is barely more than a child himself. .... but it doesn't sit right

[Needmorelego]

@Galeforcewindatmywindow I am guessing you are talking about the Radford family.
I can't imagine they would get approved as foster parents simply because they wouldn't be able to give the children the individual care they would need.

[SouthLondonMum22]

Are you talking about the Radfords?

[sixnearlyseven]

If this is about the Radfords they were 13 and 17 when they conceived, so neither was adult but one still underage.

[KissMyArt]

What news article?

[BeardieWeirdie]

Eww, that’s disgusting. A girl who was once that vulnerable and a man that gross shouldn’t be allowed anywhere near already traumatised children.

[Blahdeblah12345]

Why do they want to foster when they can barely meet the needs of their existing kids and have the older ones pretty much raising the younger ones? Psychological help would probably be better, to deal with the compulsive need to produce children that they seem to have. Hopefully they would never pass the assessment anyway

[Galeforcewindatmywindow]

All info I see had him at 18 when they had first dc.

[Ted27]

I'm both an adopter and a foster carer. If this is the Radfords, they haven't a cat in hell's chance of being approved.

Even in the remote chance they were, it would have serious implications for their TV work, which I imagine would put them off anyway

[Ted27]

I've just seen the article in the Sun

She says she is considering adoption or fostering so she doesn't have an 'empty nest

They need a better reason than that. No social worker would consider them.

[MiltonNorthern]

Are they trying to say they are going to be foster carers? Because if so, don't worry, they would never be approved!

[Justcallmebebes]

@MiltonNorthern

Are they trying to say they are going to be foster carers? Because if so, don't worry, they would never be approved!

Bloody hope not

[Twolittleloves]

Seems she is one of those women who will never have enough to keep up with her desire for novelty...she has had numerous children, pets, grandchildren, yet always still seems to want more!
I don't beleive that she has created the extensive offspring she has for any reason other than because she lacks self-discipline and sense of responsibility....it's obvious gap filling and it seems whenever she has a 'want' she just acts on it.
There is no way she can ever be present or responsive enough for all those kids, it's humanly impossible.

If they ever were daft enough to take the idea further, SS would see right through them.

[Nocturna]

If you’re referring to a news article, a link to said article would be helpful

[Koulibiak]

Not very familiar with the Radfords, but I would venture a guess that she’s trying to fill a void left by her own chaotic childhood. Evidently all the children, dogs, grandchildren etc haven’t worked. Perhaps counselling might help.

This is not a criticism, I think there’s trauma behind all this.

[2under4]

@Galeforcewindatmywindow

All info I see had him at 18 when they had first dc.

Yes, but might he have been 17, 9 months earlier? Or still 18 at conception?

[MrsMoastyToasty]

It would be a real safeguarding risk for the Foster children, given the amount of TV and social media they do. I can't see them giving that cash cow up.

[Josette77]

That was the age difference with my parents. Mom was 14 when she got pregnant and 15 when she had me. Dad was 17 and then 18 when I was born.

I never thought of him as a predator.

[Galeforcewindatmywindow]

He was above the age of consent. She was a teenager.
4 year gap..... I met my ex at 16..he was 20. Legally I could have sex with him. He didn't groom or rape me.