Christmas
Sadly the number of children brought into care often goes up just after Christmas when families - already struggling to cope - are forced together for the long holiday and bombarded with images of the perfect family having a perfect Christmas, and find it all too much. Also, it’s not unusual to have a foster child arrive on Christmas Eve. I always have a few extra presents ready just in case. But, of course, for us as foster carers being able to give a child or children their first proper Christmas is wonderful and the best Christmas present we can have. It makes all the planning and hard work that goes into Christmas completely worthwhile when you see the smiles on their little faces.
I hope you have a truly wonderful Christmas. This quote says it all for me:
A very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
Much love,
Cathy x (www.cathyglass.co.uk)