Episode 271: Foster Fathers (w/ Chris Easley & Kyle Seick)
The Forgotten Podcast
The Forgotten Initiative
4.9 • 532 Ratings
🗓️ 9 June 2025
⏱️ 48 minutes
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Summary
Note: In this episode, Jami talks about her pregnancy—but don’t worry, you didn’t miss another baby announcement! If you’re part of our TFI family, you know her sweet little one has already arrived. This episode was recorded back in January!
Sometimes, it can feel like the conversation within the foster care community is predominantly shaped by female voices. While it’s wonderful to have such a strong female perspective in this space, it can be a challenge for men to find resources that speak to their unique experiences.
This is the heartbeat behind the Foster Fathers podcast. Hosts Chris Easley and Kyle Seick are striving to create a community where men can learn and grow from one another within the context of foster care.
Chris and Kyle met during virtual foster care training classes in Boise, Idaho. They quickly bonded over shared humor and mutual support as they embarked on their foster care journeys. Together they offer valuable advice, encouragement, and connection to other foster and adoptive fathers who are navigating the joys and struggles that come with this calling.
In this episode, you’ll hear what inspired Chris and Kyle to become foster fathers, an honest take on some of the challenges of foster care and adoption, common misconceptions about the men and women who become foster parents, and much more.
Find resources mentioned and more in the show notes for this episode: https://theforgotteninitiative.org/foster-fathers-271/
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | It's just so important to have people who you can be your authentic self around, because in foster care, you will experience feelings that nobody else has experienced. |
| 0:19.1 | And there's kind of an odd shame behind a lot of that, you know, |
| 0:22.9 | where you believe in reunification, |
| 0:26.8 | yet your papa bears, you know, roars its head, |
| 0:31.7 | and you have to hold both those at the same time. |
| 0:35.8 | Hey, it's Jamie Cabe. |
| 0:43.3 | Welcome to the Forgotten Podcast, where we are highlighting the stories of the people of foster care. We want to bring you hope and encouragement in your journey and help you support the foster care community where you live. |
| 0:50.3 | This podcast is a resource of the Forgotten Initiative. |
| 0:54.9 | Learn more about our work across America and how you can get involved by visiting |
| 0:59.6 | the forgotteninitiative.org. |
| 1:02.0 | And please consider joining with us on mission with a gift of any amount. |
| 1:07.7 | You can do this by texting the word forgotten to 4-4-321. Okay, it's time. Let's do this. |
| 1:26.1 | Kyle Syke and Chris easily met during virtual foster parent training classes in Boise, Idaho, |
| 1:33.2 | quickly bonding over shared humor and mutual support as they embarked on their foster care journeys. |
| 1:39.8 | Kyle and his wife Jessica had no children at home before they started foster care. |
| 1:45.9 | They began fostering with one placement and ultimately adopted four siblings. |
| 1:51.4 | Kyle is very intentional with his time and energy. |
| 1:55.8 | He has an impressive talent for building anything with his hands. |
| 1:58.8 | And word on the street is he is quite hilarious. |
| 2:01.8 | Would you agree with that, Chris, that Kyle is hilarious? Yeah, that's a good word. |
| 2:06.4 | All right. One of a kind. One of a kind. Yeah, definitely unique. That's pretty true. |
| 2:11.4 | Chris and his wife, Tracy, entered foster care after having one biological son. They received their first placement the same week. |
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