Episode 105: Raising a Multiracial Family as a Black Foster Dad
The Forgotten Podcast
The Forgotten Initiative
4.9 • 532 Ratings
🗓️ 19 October 2020
⏱️ 37 minutes
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Summary
I love being in the host seat week after week. Each conversation and story is an invitation toward growth and understanding! Today is no different, as my guest, Peter Reeves, shares his perspective. Peter is a pastor, leader, husband, and dad. He and his wife stepped into foster care over a year ago after battling years of heartbreaking infertility. Peter recognizes that his perspective is uncommon; he's a black man raising white children. He shares what that's like with us, but he also isn't defined by this. I can't wait for you to hear him talk about how he intentionally navigates being part of a multiracial family in 2020.
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| 0:00.0 | meeting you right where you are on your foster care journey this is the forgotten podcast and so |
| 0:09.3 | i had a revelation moment right there and i realized that my son is a symbol and i'm a symbol and together |
| 0:16.7 | we can make a statement i thought it was it powerful because, you know, like, he calls me |
| 0:22.7 | dad-da, and that just melts me every time. And when, you know, my wife always say there's |
| 0:27.8 | no one that can make him laugh like me. Like when I walk into the room, he's just lit up and he |
| 0:32.2 | doesn't know that we're different skin colors. |
| 0:39.9 | Hey, it's Jamie Cabe. |
| 0:41.8 | Welcome back to the Forgotten Podcast. |
| 0:44.5 | If you are part of the foster care community, |
| 0:48.6 | passionate about serving or simply interested in learning more, |
| 0:50.6 | we are here for you. |
| 0:52.5 | Now, you need to know this. |
| 0:57.2 | I say this every time, but I hope you know how much I mean it. |
| 1:05.0 | We are here for you. We are so thankful for you and we are rooting for you. Sitting in this host seat is an honor and a privilege and it gives me the opportunity to learn right along with you. |
| 1:12.6 | And today is no different. I'm really excited to introduce you to my new friend, Peter Reeves. Peter is a pastor, leader, |
| 1:19.6 | husband, and dad. He and his wife stepped into foster care over a year ago after battling years of infertility. |
| 1:26.6 | Peter brings with him a very unique perspective. |
| 1:30.2 | He's a black man raising white children. You get to hear him talk about how he intentionally |
| 1:35.9 | navigates being part of a multiracial family in 2020. Now before we head to the show, take a look |
| 1:42.7 | over at the forgotten podcast.org. |
| 1:45.1 | Find my takeaways and today's show notes there and sign up to receive weekly |
| 1:49.4 | encouragement from us at TFI. |
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