People ask me all the time how I am living with my best friend when I am only 15 and still at school. And I tell them that I am privately fostered and it's just like having a new family. When things got too messy within my own family I turned to my best friend for help and we got the social services involved. At first I wasn't sure this was a good thing to do as I have heard about a lot of social services messing things up.
However, this was not the case with my "new" family and things have worked out fine. I came to understand the support that they can give you, both financially and by having someone to talk to if you feel you are not being treated fairly. My best friend and I have a stronger relationship than ever and her father is now like my own. Everyone has been a great help and I am happier than ever. I hope people come to be more aware of what a change private fostering can make in a young person's life.
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