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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
Zahna Eklund

'My mum won't buy Christmas presents for my foster child - I find it so cruel'

A woman who regularly fosters children alongside having two biological kids has been left outraged after her own mother said she wouldn't be buying any Christmas presents for her current foster placement - as she doesn't consider them family.

The mum explained that last Christmas, she and her husband - who are parents to Danny*, 10, and Clarissa*, six - were fostering a girl named Whitney* for six months, and while her husband's family bought presents for all three children, her mum only showed up with gifts for Danny and Clarissa.

And this year, the couple are fostering an eight-year-old girl named Samantha* who will be with them over the Christmas period - and the woman's mum has said she still won't be buying any presents for her.

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