
5 Things I Wish I Had Known Before Becoming A Foster Carer When I became a foster carer I wasn’t a mum at that time but I was involved for years in youth work so I, naively, thought I had all that it would take to be a foster carer. I envisioned being the rock for someone who just needed to be supported. And whilst that was a good foundation and a good intent to have, the reality of foster caring blew all my preconceived ideas out of the water. I did have great times and I also had not so great times. I was asked recently what would I have liked to have known, before I went in to the role and I came up with 5 core, 'I wish I had known’s' to share with you. Although if you ever meet me, you will learn that there is always more advice to be given. 1. You will go through way too many toilet seats for it to be normal I don’t know why, but we have replaced toilets seats regularly during our time as carers. They always went loose no matter how many times you would t