Hey guys,
I just figured I would post a little bit on here about my YMCA little brother, since you all talk about your kids and stuff, and I haven't posted much about him. His name is Kieran, and he is 10. He is a foster child, living during the week on a farm about 20 minutes out of town. He never met his father, I think he lives in Florida or something. He spends the weekend with his mom in their trailor. She has another boy and a few girls I think, and im not exactly sure why Kieran is in Foster care, we haven't talked about it. I just get the feeling his mom sleeps around with a lot of random guys, and drinks a lot. She is pregnant again right now too. Anyway, the foster parents put Kieran in the program, and I got matched with him a few months ago. Hes a real good kid, but he does have a few annoying tendencies, which I *think* are normal for his age. First off, he lies a lot, about the weirdest things. You can tell when his story goes into "lying mode" just by his tone of voice. For example, he was telling me about his family going out to eat, and then he ended it by mentioning that they did this in a stretch limosine. Hes totally serious about his lies, but I do not call him out on it. I figure if I demonstrate trust in him he will eventually not feel the need to lie. Also, he has grown up with very little, so it might be his instinct to make stuff up to feel better. Is this a good strategy for me? Other than that hes well behaved, and a good kid. I just felt like posting this so you all know a little bit about him, in case I need to post more stuff in the future (im sure I will)!
I just figured I would post a little bit on here about my YMCA little brother, since you all talk about your kids and stuff, and I haven't posted much about him. His name is Kieran, and he is 10. He is a foster child, living during the week on a farm about 20 minutes out of town. He never met his father, I think he lives in Florida or something. He spends the weekend with his mom in their trailor. She has another boy and a few girls I think, and im not exactly sure why Kieran is in Foster care, we haven't talked about it. I just get the feeling his mom sleeps around with a lot of random guys, and drinks a lot. She is pregnant again right now too. Anyway, the foster parents put Kieran in the program, and I got matched with him a few months ago. Hes a real good kid, but he does have a few annoying tendencies, which I *think* are normal for his age. First off, he lies a lot, about the weirdest things. You can tell when his story goes into "lying mode" just by his tone of voice. For example, he was telling me about his family going out to eat, and then he ended it by mentioning that they did this in a stretch limosine. Hes totally serious about his lies, but I do not call him out on it. I figure if I demonstrate trust in him he will eventually not feel the need to lie. Also, he has grown up with very little, so it might be his instinct to make stuff up to feel better. Is this a good strategy for me? Other than that hes well behaved, and a good kid. I just felt like posting this so you all know a little bit about him, in case I need to post more stuff in the future (im sure I will)!
