Fostering, why would you want to do that?

Last year we got an invite to go and meet the mayor, something that out of principal we would not do. If there's money going spare don't blow it on a beano blow it on child in need.

Shame really, because had we gone, she would have been able to collect, in person, her special award for being a foster carer for ten years.

HER award, thats right, I have sat on management boards, done consultations, written stuff been in Police stations, hospital wards, therapy rooms, and all that time she was the one doing the work.

It's not maliscious, it's just they are thoughtless and do not value anything done for them.

Yesterday, our annual review, this is a highly important meeting and so everything we do went on hold. We spent time preparing paperwork, checking records to make sure everything was fresh in our minds. And..... Nothing, no one showed up.

We phoned to ask why and no one knew, has anyone phoned back or emailed?

Thoughtless and disrespectful.

I wonder what would happen if they came for the review meeting that we agreed to host here this Friday, (which they changed the date of without asking us and then invited us and a host of others to our own house...) I wonder, if they turned up and the house was locked, or better still not locked but with our daughter in charge with instructions to see them off the property.

I wonder if they might have an issue with that??

Then this morning, the tin hat, a carer I don't know has wondered why he has no kids for three months. Turns out they were investigating him behind his back for an alleged malpractice.

Jeez if people knew the half of what goes on they would section and lock up anyone who even mentioned they were thinking of becoming a foster carer.

R