I grew up in the foster care system, my foster dad was a police officer. I was one of 6 girls, and they had 2 little children of their own. I had an amazing teenage life growing up in my new home. For the first time I felt safe and wanted, and I was treated as a member of the family. Thank you for the laugh, the young man had no problem you being a cop and just wanted to pet the dog. I used to love when my foster dad was home and still in his uniform when my date picked me up. I never told anyone that I was in foster care, so when he picked me up and came to the door, the look on the young mans face to see my dad in his uniform was amazing, they always promised to have me home on tim and safe.
I hear so many stories of bad experience s with being in foster care. Reading yours just gave me the best feeling. I am seriously considering becoming a foster parent. I hope if I do, my foster child(Ren) will someday be able to share positive memories of being in my home.
Peter my son who is a single foster dad was a sheriff up until a few years ago. He was in a head on collision that ended his law enforcement career. The Lord has led him to go back and get his teaching degree. His life goal is to make a deference in the lives of our youth.
Brenda GOD BLESS your son. Male teachers are definitely needed because so may children lack a positive male role model. The fact his background includes law enforcement means he has insight into the demeaning domestic past so many children have. He should be a wonderful foster-Dad, & hopefully one day an adoptive-Dad.
Just what I needed see. I'm a retired psychologist. I can't count the kids in the system we wanted to take in! It was hard to see very troubled parents mishandling their children. We were very fortunate to adopt three... but we wanted them all! You warm my old heart!
I'm a nursing student and this past semester we did mental health. I saw and heard so many things that 99% of my clinicals I came home crying. Thank you for taking those kids in and guiding them through the right path.
I can only imagine how hard it would be not to want to take them all home LOL. So many kids out there that need a forever home and people to love them.
I couldn't imagine working in a career related to the child protective services, foster system, or even the medical field...all the stuff you see, hear, and have to deal with...I'd want to take them all home LOL.
Peter you are the best!!! I love the way you talk to your sons and how they talk back to you with respect and admiration. Those two teenagers will grow up to be good men in our society as long as they keep on the right path guided by your good principles. Keep on doing what God called you to do and you will reap your reward. God bless you and your beautiful family. We love you all including Simba.🐆🐕🐆
IVY KANESHIRO, IT WAS PETER'S BELOVED SON *"ANTHONY"* WHO SUGGESTED TO HIS *"FATHER, PETER"* ~ THE IDEA OF FOSTERING A TEENAGER IN HIS HOME! *"PETER"* IS SUCH A BLESSED FATHER TO ADOPT *"ANTHONY"* AS HIS BELOVED *"SON!"* AND ANTHONY IS SUCH A BLESSED SON TO HAVE *PETER AS HIS* *BELOVED FATHER!* *AMEN!* THIS IS! *I BELIEVE AN* *ANOINTED HEAVENLY* *MATCHED BLESSING* *BY* *"YAHWEH* *THY ELOHIM"* *YAHSHUA JESUS!* *~* *HIMSELF!* *AMEN!* PETER HAS TAUGHT HIS SON (ANTHONY) TO DO WHAT HE (PETER) HAS LEARNED FROM HIS "HEAVENLY FATHER"! HOW TO FORGIVE, LOVE UNCONDITIONALLY AND DO GOOD! JESUS IS LORD! IN CONTROL OF ALL! AMEN! SMILES!
I met a foster mom once who seemed as if she was only in it for the money, and I felt sad. We need more foster parents like you, you are a TRUE FOSTER PARENT
I think of his bio family that lost him, for whatever reason. What they have missed! And I hope Kai is able to overcome all the traumas in his life. But the heart gets calloused. Been there.
It is awful. Poor kid. How does someone of any age deal with that? It's like knowing that you could be kidnapped at any time, and it would all be legal.
Yea I don’t understand why Kai was moved and it seems like things were going okay. That’s messed up putting it nicely. Take a kid from a stable home and uproot him and only giving just 2 hrs notice..
I'm sorry you did not find your place as a kid, but very cool that you turned out to he a grateful appreciative adult that's not bitter. You turned out well 😊
Fosters and Adoptive Parents gets my upmost respect for their courage to take on Teenagers within the system. I do admire how you let the Teenagers express their true feelings about the system they came to be in. Race must never be in consideration when Fostering or Adopting Children of all ages.
Peter, why would anyone be scared of you? You have a calming demeanor. Your aura is soothing. GOD knows you, Anthony, & Kai are an ideal family. Add Simba in the mix & that's a wonderful home life.
I can appreciate Kai’s hurt and anger...I truly believe with your love and support Peter he will continue on his journey of being a wonderful person and gentleman. I also love that you want the boys to stay at home until they are older...❤️
Peter I just wish I were you. I wish I could creep under your skin n just be another you. You are so relaxed with them n it just shows that you were born for this. May The Lord continue to gv you strength.
I was one of 7 siblings separated and put into the foster care system years ago. I can relate somewhat to not having any say or advance warning of a change of homes. I recall around 5-6 years of age being put in a social worker's car with my few belongings in a brown paper grocery sack and told I would be going to a new home. The ride was very uncomfortably silent with me trying to hold back the tears. When I got to the new home I was terrified. I was already thinking I must have done something wrong in the old home since I was being removed. Once inside I was told by the new foster mom that all she expected from me was to behave, do my chores and go to school. I guess she thought this would comfort me. It just made me think that one wrong move and I was out of here. Our family was never fully re-united. I was in 4 homes and then I went back to live with my mother. You go out of your way to make your kids feel welcome and loved. I cannot begin to tell you how important that is. Also, every foster child should have their own bag or suitcase (not a paper sack) for their belongings. I felt so thrown away with my sack.
That hurts, it hurts my ♥ to hear how scared you were. My dream is to find a mansion that someone would donate or sell for $1, & renovate it into a children's home for sibling groups. Each of the house parents could have up to 5 children fr. 1 family or a set of 2 & 3, or 4 & 1. Planning for 1 respite couple, so the others don't burn out.
Dear Peter, you are so kind and generous , praying for you and your family! Thank you for sharing your kids ' experience and the testimony of this wonderful woman, she has a heart of gold just like you! Wish you lots of love, joy and happiness!
I 'm sick too but now I'm starting to heal. There is a documentary movie called "Heal" where they show people with stage 4 cancer who healed themselves completely. God bless you and help you heal my sister!
Peter, you are so inspiring and a great Dad. I love following your family's journey. And Anthony is such a delightful young man and enjoying getting to know Kai. Thank you all for sharing your emotions, it gives deeper insight and understanding. God bless you all in all ways. 💖👨👦👦🐶
Anthony y is resilient. He dosent know that he was depressed. Wanting to eat , sleep and escape his frustration. Kids are awesome. If only people see that.
Can never say it enough.....just LOVE you and your family. So deeply blessed to have found you. I know I'm a broken record but truly YOU Peter are an amazing soul. The boys are the best and I look forward to ALL your vids. God bless you all. God bless EVERY Foster parent who is doing it for the RIGHT reason bc goodness knows there are a LOT of bad ones out there...some I KNOW first hand. I also LOVE that you are taking in TEENS because they do get pushed away, to the side and forgotten until we are either emancipated (as I was) or simply age out. You're all a bright moment in so many lives.
Hi Peter, and God bless you for providing a safe, comfortable, rewarding, loving, stable home life for Anthony and Kai. You are so kind, patient and such a good listener when they talk to you about their feelings and opinions. Sincere thanks for all that you do. You are one in a million, and the foster care system needs many more foster parents just like you.
I was in foster care and I personally hated the not knowing. Not knowing whether you going to a better or worse place. Like it was mentioned in the video sometimes I was told days in advance but most of the time it was earlier that day or when they came to remove us. Not knowing if the foster parents were good or not. Also I didn’t like that most of time when we moved all of our stuff is packed in trash bags. Some Forster homes worst then being at home with your family . Also I didn’t like not knowing what type of other foster kids you going to be exposed to. Sometimes some of the other foster kids had serious problems and probably should have been placed by themselves or somewhere they would have a lot supervision and the proper help. I had a Forster parent who mostly had kids with a lot of problems because she got paid more for them. But she couldn’t properly help those kids. And sometimes I didn’t feel safe with the other Forster kids. And just not knowing what you were going to be exposed to whether it’s someone who experienced sexual abuse or someone who is suicidal. And those kids acting out because they’re crying out for help but not getting any. So you experience their episodes and they sometimes take their hurt out on other kids in that home. So now you have more traumatised kids. And not knowing how to process all that at a young age.
I hope you are in a better place now. Your story is heart-breaking. There's no one to protect you; how awful it must have been, a child moved to another stranger's house, with all the unknowns and potential dangers.
I really hope you're doing well now. Unfortunately the system fails a lit of children by not doing the proper checks. If you see a foster patent just getting those kids that pay the most isn't that a red flag?
You explained yourself so well. You made me realize what goes on in some of these homes. My heart is breaking for the children. I prayed for you and for all of the innocent children.
It's really heartbreaking to know that a child can be in more danger in foster care than the situation living with their families that they were displaced from. I don't know why Any person or persons would go through all the time and paperwork it takes to become a foster parent(s) and end up mistreating and abusing them that's just crazy. You have explained the foster care system so well as to how it really is and how you really feel about being bounced around to stranger's homes. I'm sure it must be scary and confusing not knowing where or to who's home your going to, and if your going to be safe or not. I pray everyday for the children in foster care and the good parents that takes care of them. It's heartbreaking for these good parents too that their children have leave them after the child (ren) have created a bond with them. Its just crazy and I pray that this system gets fixed and the right things are done for the children's sake. God Bless you may friend! ❤
That was beautiful. Peter! It was so good to learn the feelings experienced by the children waiting to be adopted. So sad to feel that you have no control over your life but just "passed around" form one family to another. I am so glad you helped us "see" a different perspective. Blessings to you and your two sons. You are a remarkable individual.
I was in a group home which had different houses called cottages. I was tossed back and forth. From one cottage to another. Because the ones in charge of that cottage left or they just wanted to move boys around. I was in the system for about 5 years. I was tossed from one cottage to another about 13 times. Some times you got told an hour or two before you went to the new cottage for that group home. But there were even times I was picked up at school and taken to the new cottage and not even told why. It is nice how you and the group called forever family are trying to find homes for older kids that normally would age out and be alone. Every child and teen needs a forever family. They need to know they are loved and cared about. Thank you for what you do. Anthony and Kai are very loved and you can tell they both know that and they both care for you. Keep bringing smiles to others and to all foster kids.
Growing up orphans and so poor has really taught us how to survive the hardest times and how to look at the bright side of everything. We grew up in a home of 3, me , my younger sister and grandma. But our dream is to have a house full of children who need a home, whom we can call brothers and sisters. I wouldn't call it foster home but an open home for everyone. Now currently we have a 9year and 17 year old girls. We don't have much but we share what we have equally. We need them and they need us .BTW am 28 and my sister is 22 and grandma is 89. Thank you Peter for the unconditional love you give to the community.
I was adopted with my 3 siblings when I was 14, You are amazing!! ♡ Just bought a house 2 years ago & I'm looking onto adopting. But I just found out I'm pregnant with my first so we might wait a bit longer.
That's really sad Kai had to be moved after establishing his life like that. He's seems like a really nice guy who has a great outlook despite not receiving the respect and curtesy he deserved. What I don't understand is why he had to be moved when he was there so long and only a few years away from being an adult? It seems so callous.
Hopefully, Kai was moved because Peter is interested in providing him with something more permanent. I would love to see him adopted into their family.
Your boys aren't even my own Peter, but I feel like so protective of them" I think it's because I'm a mum & my first instinct is to protect" no matter what the situation" 🙏 listening to them talk about there experience's with foster care was so brave of them & really broke my heart 💔 it takes strength boys to be able to tell your story" & Peter, .... You are an amazing person" they will never forget this conversation with you" because you let them tell their story & you listened" not many foster kids get asked, "what happened" how did you feel" or how do you feel" I'm just so happy these boys got "YOU" as there foster parent/ father figure in there lives" I'm so grateful that God put you here for these children" that he had a plan for you" & you do what you do" 🙏 thankyou for sharing this with all of us. Peace, love and blessings 🙏
I would like to know, when a child is settled and happy, why they get moved at all. This is cruel and inhumane. This practice, except under exceptional circumstances, should be curtailed at once.
I had (and still have) the same question, so I did a little search online. It is said that when foster kids break "rules," instead of being grounded, they get moved. I assume that's what happened with Kai. Kai specifically mentioned "rule" unbeknown to him while Peter brought up kid's "issue" in the conversation.
@@luisanthonychau I wonder which kind of rule? How is a kid supposed to learn if they don't get grounded for that. What an easy way to get rid of a child. I'm in nursing school and I saw a case where the child was just dropped off at a mental hospital. That child was in so much pain 😫. Unfortunately a lot of foster parents see these children as a check not as someone that needs to be loved, cared, and guided through.
A family I knew were foster grandparents. They had 3 sisters ( 1 month old,, 2 yr old and 5 year old) for about 5 years. Then CYS showed to take them one day out of the blue. They were devastated and asked why. They were told they shouldn't of been with them for no more than 2 years so they don't get attached to you. Needless to say they contacted their birth mother and ended up adopting all 3 girls and never fostered again.
@@debbiefontana9134 Don’t get attached was the policy?! That is ASS BACKWARDS! Children are NOT sacks of potatoes. Attachment is critical for healthy mental AND physical development of a child. That Agency sounds completely out of touch with current science and ffs - EMPATHY & COMPASSION! Bravo fr your friends finding the foster children again and adopting them.❤️ Sorry for the ranting/caps. It’s not directed at you! I am just passionately upset about the story you described.
I just found your channel and work with many kids (to keep families together) and also through foster respite care etc. My stepdad was born in the great-depression and abandoned at birth. He went through 22 foster homes and was never adopted. He aged out, went to fight in Korea (earned 2 Purple Hearts, Bronze Star etc.) My mum was his 3rd wife after she was widowed. They were soulmates. We loved him like he was always ours! It took him until his last Christmas to realize that. He had carried that void all those years. All that to say, Peter, what you do is sacred work!
I just found your channel and I am so happy to be a part of your (online) family. Thank you for sharing your journey. Also, the little countdowns you do help me on the treadmill. I get tired and then it pops up 3:00 minutes until..... and I am like, “I can do three more minutes” So thank you.
I don't understand...he was almost 17 and from the sound of it, settled and comfortable in his life. Why did they pull him from there to send him somewhere else with only about a year to go before reaching adulthood? He doesn't make it sound like that foster family was bad to him or that he had any major problems with them, and he'd been with them for a while. Why/how could they suddenly uproot the last year of his life as a minor? I also don't understand why Anthony's adoptive parents dumped him like that. He seems like such a nice, wholesome kid. How could anyone do that? Especially adoptive parents who made a choice to take him in, just dropping him for what reason? I hope they were held accountable.
What are the reasons foster kids moving all the time? I am especially intrigued by Kai's story. Given that he had been staying with his previous family for extended time, it's not likely a compatibility issue.
A lot of reasons. The foster parent might be moving outside of the jurisdiction, no longer wants to be foster parents, family issues that may cause additional trauma to the kid, the child’s behavior might be one that parents can no longer Handel, baker act, the bio parents petition to have the kid moved to a different foster home, family members (teachers, friend of the family aka Kinship) step up to take in the kid. There are a lot of reason. I take in teenage females and these kids go through so much.
Anthony is the child that needed Peter and the child that Peter needed - not wants - just need (if you get the distinction). Kai is a child that NEEDs Peter yet I don't think he (Kai) wants this yet for any adult. I am not religious yet I believe in bonding (being adopted I know how special it is to to bond with unconditional love from the heart not genetics). Peter - you rock.
It's just sad all the way around the way kids are treated in the foster care system. I know, had foster kids for family members. The one thing we did learn is how hard it is on older kids as they age out. The government really is no help to them. They really are on there own with no real place to call there own, no real place to call home. What you are doing with your channel is a miracle, and please keep going. I think the more people that know about this crisis, The more people that might help. Really I do. Thank-you for your kindness and your blessed heart.
You are blessed. The Lord was working through you since you were a child for his purpose, for you to help children in need. You are a chosen one, heart of gold 💖💖
God Bless Your Heart, Peter. I Pray Longevity Over You So That You Live Longer & Keep Doing What You Do (Healing Them Broken Hearts)... Sending You All Gigantic Love From Papua New Guinea 💚
This is a great video thank you for sharing. I appreciate how you give back and care Peter. Especially with what you went through growing up. I pray God blesses you and your family.
It was great to hear the teens' perspective. So true that little information is given. Our son was 2 when he arrived in our home and I can just imagine all the feelings he was feeling. Thank you for sharing your experiences!
It’s so sad to pull these kids away from homes they’ve lived in for years that is so cruel and heartless. It hurts my heart so much for them it’s so not fair and you can’t blame them for not trusting people when these people have made them feel like their feelings don’t matter. Children are so innocent ☹️
Thank you!!! I had the opportunity to go into foster care & refused because I took care of my younger brother & we would have been split up. I made the right choice for me at the time, 53 years ago & for my brother. I'm grateful to the genuine Foster Parents! You're saving our beautiful children & I love you so much for doing what you're doing!
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I grew up in the foster care system, my foster dad was a police officer. I was one of 6 girls, and they had 2 little children of their own.
I had an amazing teenage life growing up in my new home. For the first time I felt safe and wanted, and I was treated as a member of the family.
Thank you for the laugh, the young man had no problem you being a cop and just wanted to pet the dog.
I used to love when my foster dad was home and still in his uniform when my date picked me up. I never told anyone that I was in foster care, so when he picked me up and came to the door, the look on the young mans face to see my dad in his uniform was amazing, they always promised to have me home on tim and safe.
I hear so many stories of bad experience s with being in foster care. Reading yours just gave me the best feeling. I am seriously considering becoming a foster parent. I hope if I do, my foster child(Ren) will someday be able to share positive memories of being in my home.
Peter my son who is a single foster dad was a sheriff up until a few years ago. He was in a head on collision that ended his law enforcement career. The Lord has led him to go back and get his teaching degree. His life goal is to make a deference in the lives of our youth.
This is "Wonderful" to help the youth. Our future is in the youth and they will run the 🇺🇸
Brenda GOD BLESS your son. Male teachers are definitely needed because so may children lack a positive male role model. The fact his background includes law enforcement means he has insight into the demeaning domestic past so many children have. He should be a wonderful foster-Dad, & hopefully one day an adoptive-Dad.
@@kathe.o. my son is actually working on adoption now of one his foster sons! Lol I'm gonna be a grammaw !
@@brendajackson1759 Congratulations Granma, it is a great club to be a member of. I have 7 grandchildren, every one a BLESSING.
GOD BLESS!
Your son is such a blessing to the kids and you are an amazing Mom no doubt.. your son is a reflection of you..
Just what I needed see. I'm a retired psychologist. I can't count the kids in the system we wanted to take in! It was hard to see very troubled parents mishandling their children. We were very fortunate to adopt three... but we wanted them all!
You warm my old heart!
I'm a nursing student and this past semester we did mental health. I saw and heard so many things that 99% of my clinicals I came home crying. Thank you for taking those kids in and guiding them through the right path.
I can only imagine how hard it would be not to want to take them all home LOL. So many kids out there that need a forever home and people to love them.
I couldn't imagine working in a career related to the child protective services, foster system, or even the medical field...all the stuff you see, hear, and have to deal with...I'd want to take them all home LOL.
I’m not a foster dad, but a single dad and I can boldly say Peter and Toni (the police officer) are both brave and amazing parents.
Peter you are the best!!! I love the way you talk to your sons and how they talk back to you with respect and admiration.
Those two teenagers will grow up to be good men in our society as long as they keep on the right path guided by your good principles. Keep on doing what God called you to do and you will reap your reward. God bless you and your beautiful family. We love you all including Simba.🐆🐕🐆
Thank you 🙏🏾
Every time I watch his videos I smile out of joy. I can see how much love and respect they have towards Peter. He's a great man.
Peter YOU ARE BRAVE ,,,,,THAT’S FOR SURE,,,,,, The chances that you took to foster teenagers that’s totally BRAVE... 👏 👍 good job.
Thank you, they have changed my life for ever
IVY KANESHIRO,
IT WAS PETER'S BELOVED SON *"ANTHONY"* WHO SUGGESTED TO HIS *"FATHER, PETER"*
~ THE IDEA OF FOSTERING A TEENAGER IN HIS HOME!
*"PETER"*
IS SUCH A BLESSED FATHER TO ADOPT *"ANTHONY"* AS HIS BELOVED *"SON!"*
AND ANTHONY IS SUCH A BLESSED SON TO HAVE *PETER AS HIS* *BELOVED FATHER!*
*AMEN!*
THIS IS!
*I BELIEVE AN* *ANOINTED HEAVENLY* *MATCHED BLESSING* *BY*
*"YAHWEH*
*THY ELOHIM"*
*YAHSHUA JESUS!*
*~* *HIMSELF!*
*AMEN!*
PETER HAS TAUGHT HIS SON (ANTHONY) TO DO WHAT HE (PETER) HAS LEARNED FROM HIS "HEAVENLY FATHER"!
HOW TO FORGIVE,
LOVE
UNCONDITIONALLY
AND DO GOOD!
JESUS IS LORD!
IN CONTROL OF ALL!
AMEN!
SMILES!
I met a foster mom once who seemed as if she was only in it for the money, and I felt sad. We need more foster parents like you, you are a TRUE FOSTER PARENT
Yes, many are just in it for the money. It sure is sad.
Peter, you are a true gift from God, Much Love, and Respect Sir. Peace.
Thank you 🙏🏾
Anthony is love, peace, calm, and carefree young man. A very true rare gem
I think he might like dogs :-D
I think of his bio family that lost him, for whatever reason. What they have missed!
And I hope Kai is able to overcome all the traumas in his life. But the heart gets calloused. Been there.
It was heartbreaking to hear how Kai was taken from people he thought were his family. Children are treated so badly by the system. It is a disgrace.
It is awful. Poor kid. How does someone of any age deal with that? It's like knowing that you could be kidnapped at any time, and it would all be legal.
It’s truly horrible and hard
How does it work, if he was with a foster family for a long time, why did they pull him from that home?
Yea I don’t understand why Kai was moved and it seems like things were going okay. That’s messed up putting it nicely. Take a kid from a stable home and uproot him and only giving just 2 hrs notice..
Thats so sad.
I was one of those kids that never found a home you are an inspiration!!!!!!!!!
I’m so sorry to hear that I pray that the Lord has granted you healing where this world could not❤️
God made you extra special. Don't forget that😊
Can you pls explain
I'm sorry you did not find your place as a kid, but very cool that you turned out to he a grateful appreciative adult that's not bitter. You turned out well 😊
Peter I just want you to be Kai adopted dad. He fits in perfectly with you and Anthony. I would hate to see in leave.
Fosters and Adoptive Parents gets my upmost respect for their courage to take on Teenagers within the system. I do admire how you let the Teenagers express their true feelings about the system they came to be in. Race must never be in consideration when Fostering or Adopting Children of all ages.
Most of the time it's at the whim of social works.
Sometimes it's the kids, sometimes it poor fosters.
There's a channel called Crazy Pieces that have adopted about 12 kids, mostly teenagers and have done an incredible job. This man is also amazing.
AMEN....
@@contentedspirit9022 I love their channel. So much love there and a beautiful family; like your’s Peter!
Peter, why would anyone be scared of you? You have a calming demeanor. Your aura is soothing. GOD knows you, Anthony, & Kai are an ideal family. Add Simba in the mix & that's a wonderful home life.
I can appreciate Kai’s hurt and anger...I truly believe with your love and support Peter he will continue on his journey of being a wonderful person and gentleman. I also love that you want the boys to stay at home until they are older...❤️
I just started watching this channel, when did Kai get moved. I am seeing videos with him, that are 2 weeks old
The conversation between these two 😂. Love it!!! You can tell father and son love each other very much.
Peter you have a kind gentle face. Your eyes speak a thousand words.
Strong confident kind man.
Peter I just wish I were you. I wish I could creep under your skin n just be another you. You are so relaxed with them n it just shows that you were born for this. May The Lord continue to gv you strength.
C'est cool ce papa qui dialogue avec ses enfants pour mieux les connaître et comprendre vous êtes un super papa
I can’t say enough good things about how well you actually listen to these kids. I love that! You were meant to be a parent/foster parent.
Peter and the Cop mother Thankyou. MAY THE LORD BLESS YOU BOTH AND YOUR FAMILIES.🙏🙏
I was one of 7 siblings separated and put into the foster care system years ago. I can relate somewhat to not having any say or advance warning of a change of homes. I recall around 5-6 years of age being put in a social worker's car with my few belongings in a brown paper grocery sack and told I would be going to a new home. The ride was very uncomfortably silent with me trying to hold back the tears. When I got to the new home I was terrified. I was already thinking I must have done something wrong in the old home since I was being removed. Once inside I was told by the new foster mom that all she expected from me was to behave, do my chores and go to school. I guess she thought this would comfort me. It just made me think that one wrong move and I was out of here. Our family was never fully re-united. I was in 4 homes and then I went back to live with my mother. You go out of your way to make your kids feel welcome and loved. I cannot begin to tell you how important that is. Also, every foster child should have their own bag or suitcase (not a paper sack) for their belongings. I felt so thrown away with my sack.
That hurts, it hurts my ♥ to hear how scared you were. My dream is to find a mansion that someone would donate or sell for $1, & renovate it into a children's home for sibling groups. Each of the house parents could have up to 5 children fr. 1 family or a set of 2 & 3, or 4 & 1. Planning for 1 respite couple, so the others don't burn out.
I buy gently used luggage or great sale priced luggage and donate to a foster service agency.
Dear Peter, you are so kind and generous , praying for you and your family! Thank you for sharing your kids ' experience and the testimony of this wonderful woman, she has a heart of gold just like you!
Wish you lots of love, joy and happiness!
Peter, keep up the good work because you are a Godsend fron heaven
Two Angels!
Getting chemo and scrolling your videos. You’re a beautiful soul. You and your boys... Simba too!
Hope you doing ok
I 'm sick too but now I'm starting to heal. There is a documentary movie called "Heal" where they show people with stage 4 cancer who healed themselves completely. God bless you and help you heal my sister!
Get well soon dear
Praying for good health for you
Much love from Ghana 🇬🇭
You will be fine
Get well soon dear
Praying for good health for you
Much love from Ghana 🇬🇭
You will be fine
Your two boys are good kids.
You are such a wonderful soul..
May the almighty God reward you abundantly
Thank you for your encouraging words
Wish I couldbe their grandma!!!! 🥰
Peter and Anthony have such a GREAT CONVERSATION relationship. Fantastic
Peter, you are so inspiring and a great Dad. I love following your family's journey. And Anthony is such a delightful young man and enjoying getting to know Kai. Thank you all for sharing your emotions, it gives deeper insight and understanding. God bless you all in all ways. 💖👨👦👦🐶
We do appreciate you
Anthony is so extra and I’m living for it lol
Agreed! LOLOLOL! Extra-ordinary. Abandoned twice by age 14. Glad Peter followed his instincts and agreed to "temporarily" house Anthony.
@Khizott_ the word "temporary" is in quotes, so the poster knows he is now permanent.
God Bless both Peter & Toni for their love and compassion they give to these precious children.
Anthony y is resilient. He dosent know that he was depressed. Wanting to eat , sleep and escape his frustration. Kids are awesome. If only people see that.
Can never say it enough.....just LOVE you and your family. So deeply blessed to have found you. I know I'm a broken record but truly YOU Peter are an amazing soul. The boys are the best and I look forward to ALL your vids. God bless you all. God bless EVERY Foster parent who is doing it for the RIGHT reason bc goodness knows there are a LOT of bad ones out there...some I KNOW first hand. I also LOVE that you are taking in TEENS because they do get pushed away, to the side and forgotten until we are either emancipated (as I was) or simply age out. You're all a bright moment in so many lives.
Anthony is funny and a very quick thinker.
Hi Peter, and God bless you for providing a safe, comfortable, rewarding, loving, stable home life for Anthony and Kai. You are so kind, patient and such a good listener when they talk to you about their feelings and opinions. Sincere thanks for all that you do. You are one in a million, and the foster care system needs many more foster parents just like you.
Peter, you are wonderful, strong man.
I was in foster care and I personally hated the not knowing. Not knowing whether you going to a better or worse place. Like it was mentioned in the video sometimes I was told days in advance but most of the time it was earlier that day or when they came to remove us. Not knowing if the foster parents were good or not. Also I didn’t like that most of time when we moved all of our stuff is packed in trash bags. Some Forster homes worst then being at home with your family . Also I didn’t like not knowing what type of other foster kids you going to be exposed to. Sometimes some of the other foster kids had serious problems and probably should have been placed by themselves or somewhere they would have a lot supervision and the proper help. I had a Forster parent who mostly had kids with a lot of problems because she got paid more for them. But she couldn’t properly help those kids. And sometimes I didn’t feel safe with the other Forster kids. And just not knowing what you were going to be exposed to whether it’s someone who experienced sexual abuse or someone who is suicidal. And those kids acting out because they’re crying out for help but not getting any. So you experience their episodes and they sometimes take their hurt out on other kids in that home. So now you have more traumatised kids. And not knowing how to process all that at a young age.
I hope you are in a better place now. Your story is heart-breaking. There's no one to protect you; how awful it must have been, a child moved to another stranger's house, with all the unknowns and potential dangers.
I really hope you're doing well now. Unfortunately the system fails a lit of children by not doing the proper checks. If you see a foster patent just getting those kids that pay the most isn't that a red flag?
You explained yourself so well. You made me realize what goes on in some of these homes. My heart is breaking for the children. I prayed for you and for all of the innocent children.
It's really heartbreaking to know that a child can be in more danger in foster care than the situation living with their families that they were displaced from. I don't know why Any person or persons would go through all the time and paperwork it takes to become a foster parent(s) and end up mistreating and abusing them that's just crazy. You have explained the foster care system so well as to how it really is and how you really feel about being bounced around to stranger's homes. I'm sure it must be scary and confusing not knowing where or to who's home your going to, and if your going to be safe or not. I pray everyday for the children in foster care and the good parents that takes care of them. It's heartbreaking for these good parents too that their children have leave them after the child (ren) have created a bond with them. Its just crazy and I pray that this system gets fixed and the right things are done for the children's sake. God Bless you may friend! ❤
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Peter, you are making a difference! Thank you!
God bless and keep you and yours...always!
The REAL heroes in the world
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Love u guys.
I love the father son relationship you have with antony
I insist Kai is a star. I see him at a fashion runway, artist....
I see Anthony as a professional... doing a professional job or owning...
Peter you are a blessing and your son's are blessed to have you
Oh no I can not stop watching you video's😂
That was beautiful. Peter! It was so good to learn the feelings experienced by the children waiting to be adopted. So sad to feel that you have no control over your life but just "passed around" form one family to another. I am so glad you helped us "see" a different perspective. Blessings to you and your two sons. You are a remarkable individual.
I am a former foster mother. We had 28 children and often knew nothing about our placements.
I was in a group home which had different houses called cottages. I was tossed back and forth. From one cottage to another. Because the ones in charge of that cottage left or they just wanted to move boys around. I was in the system for about 5 years. I was tossed from one cottage to another about 13 times. Some times you got told an hour or two before you went to the new cottage for that group home. But there were even times I was picked up at school and taken to the new cottage and not even told why. It is nice how you and the group called forever family are trying to find homes for older kids that normally would age out and be alone. Every child and teen needs a forever family. They need to know they are loved and cared about. Thank you for what you do. Anthony and Kai are very loved and you can tell they both know that and they both care for you. Keep bringing smiles to others and to all foster kids.
What amazing guy you are peter.good job with the boys.
Growing up orphans and so poor has really taught us how to survive the hardest times and how to look at the bright side of everything. We grew up in a home of 3, me , my younger sister and grandma. But our dream is to have a house full of children who need a home, whom we can call brothers and sisters. I wouldn't call it foster home but an open home for everyone. Now currently we have a 9year and 17 year old girls. We don't have much but we share what we have equally. We need them and they need us .BTW am 28 and my sister is 22 and grandma is 89.
Thank you Peter for the unconditional love you give to the community.
I was adopted with my 3 siblings when I was 14, You are amazing!! ♡ Just bought a house 2 years ago & I'm looking onto adopting. But I just found out I'm pregnant with my first so we might wait a bit longer.
That is awesome! Thank you for sharing with us, proud of you
God bless the family who opened up their home to a 4 sibling group!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
That's really sad Kai had to be moved after establishing his life like that. He's seems like a really nice guy who has a great outlook despite not receiving the respect and curtesy he deserved. What I don't understand is why he had to be moved when he was there so long and only a few years away from being an adult? It seems so callous.
Hopefully, Kai was moved because Peter is interested in providing him with something more permanent. I would love to see him adopted into their family.
The government does not care about our children. Quite the contrary, actually, they are coming for our children.
Peter you are such a GREAT MAN !!! GOD BLESS YOU!!!
So many kids that will kill for a dad like you. The most high has a special place for you after your mission here on earth is over
Wow, ❤️ Love your parenting, asking them their feelings.
This teenager may God bless him what a kind person
Kai's glasses is his signature social media look. He may be into some business venture here. Cool!!!
You think so? Awesome
No I think kia needs to take off the shades. There's. A reason behind the shade.
@@lindamartial6348 He can't though because he's a foster child and his identity has to be protected.
@@lindamartial6348 the glasses are for privacy issues.
the glasses are a way to give him his privacy because he is still in the foster system
Peter your such a great dad 🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰Much love from Uganda 😘😘😘
I really admire how you are so humble and loving to your sons ! Great quality!
Thank you " my fellow Ugandan 🇺🇬", much love from London
I love the expressions Anthony makes!
People like Peter and Toni are truly incredible souls. 💗💗
Beautiful
Your son is so innocent.
Thank you Peter from France ❤❤❤ merci
Hi Peter love your Family! 🌸❤ thank you
We love you too
Your boys aren't even my own Peter, but I feel like so protective of them" I think it's because I'm a mum & my first instinct is to protect" no matter what the situation" 🙏 listening to them talk about there experience's with foster care was so brave of them & really broke my heart 💔 it takes strength boys to be able to tell your story" & Peter, .... You are an amazing person" they will never forget this conversation with you" because you let them tell their story & you listened" not many foster kids get asked, "what happened" how did you feel" or how do you feel" I'm just so happy these boys got "YOU" as there foster parent/ father figure in there lives" I'm so grateful that God put you here for these children" that he had a plan for you" & you do what you do" 🙏 thankyou for sharing this with all of us.
Peace, love and blessings 🙏
I would like to know, when a child is settled and happy, why they get moved at all. This is cruel and inhumane. This practice, except under exceptional circumstances, should be curtailed at once.
I had (and still have) the same question, so I did a little search online. It is said that when foster kids break "rules," instead of being grounded, they get moved. I assume that's what happened with Kai. Kai specifically mentioned "rule" unbeknown to him while Peter brought up kid's "issue" in the conversation.
@@luisanthonychau I wonder which kind of rule? How is a kid supposed to learn if they don't get grounded for that. What an easy way to get rid of a child. I'm in nursing school and I saw a case where the child was just dropped off at a mental hospital. That child was in so much pain 😫. Unfortunately a lot of foster parents see these children as a check not as someone that needs to be loved, cared, and guided through.
@@luisanthonychau That's not right. They should be disciplined, not just moved.
A family I knew were foster grandparents. They had 3 sisters ( 1 month old,, 2 yr old and 5 year old) for about 5 years. Then CYS showed to take them one day out of the blue. They were devastated and asked why. They were told they shouldn't of been with them for no more than 2 years so they don't get attached to you. Needless to say they contacted their birth mother and ended up adopting all 3 girls and never fostered again.
@@debbiefontana9134 Don’t get attached was the policy?! That is ASS BACKWARDS! Children are NOT sacks of potatoes. Attachment is critical for healthy mental AND physical development of a child. That Agency sounds completely out of touch with current science and ffs - EMPATHY & COMPASSION! Bravo fr your friends finding the foster children again and adopting them.❤️ Sorry for the ranting/caps. It’s not directed at you! I am just passionately upset about the story you described.
Just discovering you and your beautiful family. I can not stop watching this magic transform in front of my eyes.
True and the purest of LOVE 💗
I just found your channel and work with many kids (to keep families together) and also through foster respite care etc. My stepdad was born in the great-depression and abandoned at birth. He went through 22 foster homes and was never adopted. He aged out, went to fight in Korea (earned 2 Purple Hearts, Bronze Star etc.) My mum was his 3rd wife after she was widowed. They were soulmates. We loved him like he was always ours! It took him until his last Christmas to realize that. He had carried that void all those years.
All that to say, Peter, what you do is sacred work!
Love love love this one, good for you guys, the lord put special people on this earth for a reason.
I just found your channel and I am so happy to be a part of your (online) family. Thank you for sharing your journey. Also, the little countdowns you do help me on the treadmill. I get tired and then it pops up 3:00 minutes until..... and I am like, “I can do three more minutes” So thank you.
Peter you are a gem!!!
I don't understand...he was almost 17 and from the sound of it, settled and comfortable in his life. Why did they pull him from there to send him somewhere else with only about a year to go before reaching adulthood? He doesn't make it sound like that foster family was bad to him or that he had any major problems with them, and he'd been with them for a while. Why/how could they suddenly uproot the last year of his life as a minor?
I also don't understand why Anthony's adoptive parents dumped him like that. He seems like such a nice, wholesome kid. How could anyone do that? Especially adoptive parents who made a choice to take him in, just dropping him for what reason? I hope they were held accountable.
Your amazing dad peter .God bless you
What are the reasons foster kids moving all the time?
I am especially intrigued by Kai's story. Given that he had been staying with his previous family for extended time, it's not likely a compatibility issue.
A lot of reasons. The foster parent might be moving outside of the jurisdiction, no longer wants to be foster parents, family issues that may cause additional trauma to the kid, the child’s behavior might be one that parents can no longer Handel, baker act, the bio parents petition to have the kid moved to a different foster home, family members (teachers, friend of the family aka Kinship) step up to take in the kid. There are a lot of reason. I take in teenage females and these kids go through so much.
Right, seems tough. He left a place he felt was family.
Peter you are such a loving and cool dad 🙏😊💜💜💜
I love you Peter. Thank you for making life a brighter
God bless. Thanks for all you guys do
Thank you for sharing Peter.🤗🤗🤗
Anthony is the child that needed Peter and the child that Peter needed - not wants - just need (if you get the distinction). Kai is a child that NEEDs Peter yet I don't think he (Kai) wants this yet for any adult. I am not religious yet I believe in bonding (being adopted I know how special it is to to bond with unconditional love from the heart not genetics). Peter - you rock.
It's just sad all the way around the way kids are treated in the foster care system. I know, had foster kids for family members. The one thing we did learn is how hard it is on older kids as they age out. The government really is no help to them. They really are on there own with no real place to call there own, no real place to call home. What you are doing with your channel is a miracle, and please keep going. I think the more people that know about this crisis, The more people that might help. Really I do. Thank-you for your kindness and your blessed heart.
I appreciate Toni! It can’t be easy, but she’s inspiring.
A good foster momma for teenage girls is fantastic! 😃
Kai has a wonderful attitude
Best daddy in the world
God bless you and your foster care of children.❤❤❤❤❤
Peter you are a kind man may God bless your family 🇿🇼
You are blessed. The Lord was working through you since you were a child for his purpose, for you to help children in need. You are a chosen one, heart of gold 💖💖
Heart of gold!
God bless you for all that you do for these kids..
These are great life stories. Thank you for sharing. Congrats.
God Bless Your Heart, Peter. I Pray Longevity Over You So That You Live Longer & Keep Doing What You Do (Healing Them Broken Hearts)... Sending You All Gigantic Love From Papua New Guinea 💚
What you are doing just melts my heart, you all are beautiful! The world is blessed to have you all in it!
This is a great video thank you for sharing. I appreciate how you give back and care Peter. Especially with what you went through growing up. I pray God blesses you and your family.
It was great to hear the teens' perspective. So true that little information is given. Our son was 2 when he arrived in our home and I can just imagine all the feelings he was feeling. Thank you for sharing your experiences!
Anthony expressions are funny 😁. I pray Kai finds his forever home with you both. God bless you Peter for your love and devotion towards them🙏🏽😊
It’s so sad to pull these kids away from homes they’ve lived in for years that is so cruel and heartless. It hurts my heart so much for them it’s so not fair and you can’t blame them for not trusting people when these people have made them feel like their feelings don’t matter. Children are so innocent ☹️
Thank you!!! I had the opportunity to go into foster care & refused because I took care of my younger brother & we would have been split up. I made the right choice for me at the time, 53 years ago & for my brother. I'm grateful to the genuine Foster Parents! You're saving our beautiful children & I love you so much for doing what you're doing!
Yes they are brave kids! 😃😁😃😁
You are "The Man!" Hope you are able to adopt your newest foster son as well, as you are amazingly calm! Bless you and all who help children!
Peter you are a truly humble soul, you are amazing w your kids