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Fustering teenagers might seem like one of the toughest jobs in the world,

but my guest this week seems to have taken it in her stride.

Andy Hyder from Keynesham near Bristol is a fearless foster parent.

Over three decades, she's taken in around 150 teenagers,

all while raising three boys of her own as a single parent.

And in that time, she's seen pretty much everything.

The young people Andy looked after were often incredibly vulnerable with challenging behavior.

I think that when they come to me, they are like, the only way I can describe it is like a tightly wound up spring.

And probably for the first six months, they're going to throw everything at me.

When you can see that tightly wound up spring sort of loosening, becoming more relaxed,

that's when you know you can start to make a difference in their life.

I'm Ian Wright and from else, this is everyday people.

I recorded this conversation with Andy remotely.

When you as a teenager, what would you like as a teenager?

Oh, I was just having it the best time ever in the 60s.

The 60s, man. The 60s, man.

I was born in the 60s. I was born in 63. The 60s, man. I was born in the 60s.

I was born in 63.

Were you?

You look about 45.

Everybody talks about the 60s.

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