Ten years ago we started fostering a couple of kids who were homeless.

The eldest was eight years old and could not read or write.

Society had written him off so we adopted him and his brother.

Two years ago he passed all eleven gcse' s that he took.

Today he passed all three A levels at Burnley college including an A star in maths and will now go to Bangor University to start a four year degree in Marine Biology.

Talk about being proud.

He is in The Swan in Burnley celebrating!!

Brilliant

Absolutely awesome mate; the world could do with a few more people like you.....

I can only imagine how difficult that was at times - a better man than me that's for sure.
Bravo

Excellent! Nothing but admiration for foster parents. Well done to yourself and him.

Congratulations to you all tybfc.

I have a family friend who fosters and I can understand how challenging it is.

You should rightly feel proud as punch

tybfc wrote:Ten years ago we started fostering a couple of kids who were homeless.

The eldest was eight years old and could not read or write.

Society had written him off so we adopted him and his brother.

Two years ago he passed all eleven gcse' s that he took.

Today he passed all three A levels at Burnley college including an A star in maths and will now go to Bangor University to start a four year degree in Marine Biology.

Talk about being proud.

He is in The Swan in Burnley celebrating!!

Wow!

Be proud of you too!

Fantastic story and a massive well done to your lad on his fantastic A Level results.

I remember you posting this at the time on cm. Didn't think it was that long ago though.

that's brilliant, ty.

great choice of degree as well.

Congratulations !

I remember rooting for you at the start of it all TY, and I'm delighted for you that everything has turned out so well.

Massive congratulations to him, and the rest of your family.

I love to read news like this. Congratulations to all concerned and good luck to the lad in the future.
I agree with quoon --great subject.

A massive achievement by all of you....congratulations

I'll look out for him on The Menai Straits.

The first hexapus was found in North Wales.

That's brilliant news. Well done to him and well done to you!

Ty. To answer your question yes of course you should. That is absolutely wonderful news and its a credit to you and your wife.The young man must be very proud of himself as I'm sure his brother is. Perhaps a family meal out to celebrate is on the cards?

tybfc wrote:and will now go to Bangor University to start a four year degree in Marine Biology.

My ex girlfriend attended that uni, so I used to go to Bangor often.

Are you allowed to post this? Of course you are, its a fantastic achievement for both you and especially your lad. You should all be very proud.

Bangor is a great place to go to Uni especially if he likes the outdoor life!

What an outcome.

Great stuff.

We now have a contributor to society, someone who adds to the collective good, as opposed to a layabout chavvy thug who would spend his entire adult life smoking drugs, spending his benefits on alcohol, and blaming the rest of us for his lack of opportunities.

A massive well done ty, to you AND the lad.

UpTheBeehole wrote:My ex girlfriend attended that uni, so I used to go to Bangor often.

there's a time and place, beehole!

massive congrats to all the family, you've raised a good un.

Superb news Tony. Please pass on my best wishes and congratulations

That's superb.. well done to all of you..

tybfc wrote:Ten years ago we started fostering a couple of kids who were homeless.

The eldest was eight years old and could not read or write.

Society had written him off so we adopted him and his brother.

Two years ago he passed all eleven gcse' s that he took.

Today he passed all three A levels at Burnley college including an A star in maths and will now go to Bangor University to start a four year degree in Marine Biology.

Talk about being proud.

He is in The Swan in Burnley celebrating!!

Top top post that mate. Well done to you and your family!

Fantastic. Congratulations to the young man and also to you and your wife for giving him and his brother a chance in life.
This post has made my day! With all the crap going on in the world it is great to hear of some goodness!

Absolutely fantastic tybfc, what a superb outcome for you and your boy.

Congratulations & well done

TY, I'm happy to second everyone's congratulations. Well done to your son. Well done Mum and Dad too. You should be very proud.

Well done TY and son.

you have every right to be proud, super achievement and helps to show what a stable homelife and someone believing in you can achieve.

Hope to hear the follow up in a few years when he graduates

Great job Ty,well done mate.
OBE and other honours are dished out willy nilly to various celebrities.Your far more deserving.

That's absolutely fantastic TY, it's nice to read a bit of good news on here every now and then!

As for Bangor, your son will have a fantastic time. I did my undergraduate there and it was easily the best 3 years of my life!

I'll add my congrats too. I've met tybfc just once, and I'm also stunned it was 10 years ago.

I would also encourage others reading this to consider fostering. There are always going to be children needing these wonderful people, and the more the authorities tighten child welfare sadly the more the need becomes exposes and deepened.

I'm personally not in a situation to foster, but I'm a Guardian ad Litem and therefore work with foster parents like Tony and wife every week of my life. I introduced a single female friend of mrsNRC and me to the notion, and she is now fostering two sisters, 6 and 8, is really in at the deep end, moving from just her to now a family of three, and their energy. But her depth of what she gets out of it is only surpassed by what the two girls will get out of it through the "normalization."

Sorry for hijacking it slightly Tony, but again, if you've thought about fostering, take the plunge, and if you haven't thought about it, please do - you'll be amazed what it brings to you

Tony, I'm assuming that's Alex.

I recall when you were finally given the all clear to adopt him and Dan. You posted how lucky you were and I said it was Alex & Dan who were the lucky ones getting you and Pam as their parents.

Not seen Alex in a while now but a massive well done to him, please send him my best wishes, and a massive well done to you and Pam for fighting to be allowed to adopt them and then giving them the home and stability that has allowed Alex to go on to achieve this.

I do like a good, positive story and this is very definitely one.

Absolutely fantastic....well done to all in the ty household.

Hope your boys go on to great success and happiness in whatever they choose to do. Sounds like you've given them both a great start in life when, I guess, it could have been so different for them.

Chapeau!

ty, I am so pleased for Alex. What a credit he is to you and Pam. You are one brilliant family. Well done to you all.

I shall now watch Alex's progress through his university years.

Dave sends his congratulations and best regards.

I'm glad you posted this - Love seeing good news like this in a world filled with what seems like misery most of the time.

Congratulations to the lad and also well done to you also for giving him the grounding to go on achieve amazing things.

Excellent stuff - well done ty! christ that time has flown by. (Casper from the old board)

Congratulations to your son Alex on his excellent achievement.
My best wishes to him at Bangor University.
Pam and yourself have obviously brought him up to be a fine young man and you both must be very proud.
Great to hear some fantastic and happy news.

He's done you proud Ty, shows what can be achieved when you try.

Heartwarming, Ty.
This is what you call genuinely 'Making a Difference'.

Hi tony
You are right to be proud and given all the circumstances it's a fantastic achievement.
Can he play cricket if so why is he not playing for Rishton!!

Lovely story. One of the best posts on here for ages.

This is why we have non-football topics on this board as we all share in ty's, his wife's and son's achievement. Well done to all concerned. I formerly knew ty as a knowledgeable cricket supporter and baiter of all Yorkshiremen but now I know he is a good man too.

Well done TY and Pam great job I too remember what you had to go through to adopt your two lads. As Tony says above they were lucky to have you both fighting their corner

Heartwarming news. A massive well done to your son and to you and your wife for the commitment shown. My daughter attended Bangor University and enjoyed her time there. You must be on the proverbial 'cloud nine'.

There is no better feeling than being proud of your children. Well done doesn't cover it - I bet you are all bursting, and quite rightly so.
A lovely story - thank you for sharing it, and making us all feel a bit more joyful

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Anybody who gives up their time to take on 2 underprivileged youngsters, to make them into something deserves all the credit in the world

Massive respect for you mate