Lanarkshire couple Tom and Mary Rattray pity the birth parents who miss out on their little one’s first smile, their first tooth, their first steps, their first word.
They feel sorry that the people who brought them into the world don’t have the opportunity to wave their child off on their first day at school, or spoil them at Christmas and on their birthdays.
When Tom and Mary’s work is done and a child or young person leaves their care to return to their biological parents or move into their forever home with an adoptive family, often there are tears in the Rattray household.
