We were held in front of 10 independent advisors who took 2 hours to look at our application.
It turns out that all though we would make great foster parents, the following points were an issue to them:
1. They think that i'm too commited to my work and this would not be in the best interests of the child..
2. That my work will not give a reference because they feel it's a conflict of interests.
3. They feel my son needs a little more time to settle as he is at an important stage of his behaviour development.
So their recomendation is no, not yet.
I'm puzzled by the whole outcome tbh. In a way I'm glad it's just the above reasons and nothing more personal or serious as that would have been quite upsetting.
As it is, my opinion is that it's their loss. We have a good home, a spare bedroom and we've volunteered to accept any child into our home and family.
As for the work thing, I've always put my family before work and any child in our care would most certainly be part of our family. I fail to see why this is an issue when they accept single parent Foster Parents.
They have a point with my son but then every day is a challange with him. The same as it would be for any child we look after that has behaviour problems.
Many thanks for all your good wishes. It was good to hear from some of you who have been involved in Fostering at some point in ther lifes. Makes it more of a reality when you hear "real" stories.
Once again, many thanks
We'll put in a good word for you!
