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Katie Thomas
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00:00Thanks for this one.
00:02Anomal will settle your nurse, Mum.
00:04I'm not nervous. Why would I be nervous?
00:06This meeting was my idea.
00:12Oh, um...
00:14Priya's offered to help us go over the adoption interview.
00:17Priya.
00:23Hello.
00:24Hi. We're from Woolford Social Services.
00:27My name is Felicia...
00:29Forcatcher.
00:30You can just call me Flick.
00:32Give me strength.
00:34And I am her trusted assistant.
00:38Flora.
00:40Before we grant you custody of a child,
00:43I see here that you have had four of your own children,
00:48one grandchild and two step-grandchildren.
00:52Would you consider that you've made a success of motherhood?
00:56What's that supposed to mean?
00:59Well, it means that out of all of those children...
01:03Which one's your favourite?
01:04Here you go, Mum.
01:05Oh, go on. Put Vin out of misery and just tell him it's him.
01:08You can lie.
01:09Couldn't possibly choose between any of my children.
01:12Kira.
01:13I'm sorry. Are we really doing this?
01:15Do you know what? This is ridiculous.
01:17This isn't a joke. Right?
01:32I'm sorry, love. I stupidly thought it might help.
01:35What it has helped with is realising that this process is doomed.
01:40You know...
01:42It's a reasonable human response to feel nervous
01:46when something matters to you so much, so...
01:49I know you... reasonable.
01:52That's how I know this is far from doomed.
01:56Just don't want to let you down.
02:02You said black knife sugar, didn't you, Robin?
02:05Sorry, would you prefer Mr Dawson?
02:07Oh, no. Robin's fine.
02:08Yeah.
02:09And please, relax.
02:10This is just an informal chat to kick off proceedings, I promise.
02:13See, I told you there was no need for nerves.
02:15Would you like a burfi, Robin?
02:19Oh, yeah.
02:20It's homemade.
02:21Oh, no tar.
02:22I've got to get my beach bob back ready for Christmas in Gran Can.
02:27Maybe just one.
02:32Oh.
02:33Oh, they're delicious.
02:35So, um...
02:37How long have you been in the area?
02:38Would you say you're settled?
02:40Yes.
02:41Yeah.
02:42Our, um, home, our roots, our business empire, it's all here in Wilford.
02:47Empire?
02:48Goodness.
02:49I know, right?
02:50She thinks she's in Star Wars.
02:53Portfolio, then.
02:54Portfolio?
02:55Property management, cheapie practice, rentals.
02:59Bups.
03:00Excuse me?
03:01Yeah, sorry.
03:02I work, um, for my mate's sandwich business.
03:03Oh, I see.
03:04Except I'm on my own now, cos she did a run into Brazil, but...
03:06Pardon?
03:07She's on a pilgrimage.
03:08Yeah.
03:09Stacey's gone to pray at the feet of Christ the Redeemer.
03:11You see, Eve is very supportive of religious observances.
03:16My children and I are Sikh, and we'd be very open to adopting children from diverse backgrounds.
03:24Yeah.
03:25Wonderful.
03:26So, how would your working patterns adapt around a child?
03:29Well, we're autonomous with our schedules, you know, with having a big family around.
03:34It's one of the benefits of having a business...
03:36Portfolio.
03:37Portfolio.
03:38Yeah.
03:39Tick.
03:40Yeah.
03:41Oh!
03:42Aren't you good?
03:43Filling in your questionnaires already.
03:46Oh, now, Eve, I'd like to talk about your criminal record.
03:51I find that it wasn't insurmountable, so we're relieved to have it confirmed.
03:58Yeah, thank you.
03:59Well, it goes in your favour that you were open and honest from the start, but if you
04:04go ahead, and I do hope you do, you need a reference from someone who knew you before
04:09your criminal record.
04:10A sibling or a parent is best.
04:12Yeah.
04:13Of course, it makes sense.
04:15Well, that just leaves me with one question.
04:18Would you like to submit your registration of interest?
04:22Yes.
04:23Yes.
04:24Yes.
04:25Yes.
04:26I'm delighted for you both.
04:28Now, there's a long road ahead, and I'm sure you've got a lot to talk about, so I will
04:33leave you to it.
04:34Right, I'll see you out.
04:35I must give you the recipe for that next time.
04:37It's really nice to meet you, Robin.
04:38I'll be in touch with the next step.
04:39Lovely.
04:41Bye.
04:42Bye-bye.
04:43Wow.
04:44That was brilliant.
04:49What?
04:50I'm going to have to get a reference from my mum.
04:55Ah.
04:56I'm going to make the most of it.
04:58It's nice.
04:59There won't be any us time when we get our child.
05:04Hmm.
05:05Oh, a child.
05:06Hmm.
05:07It's got a ring to it.
05:08It does.
05:09What are we going to do about getting my mum's reference?
05:11She didn't even come to the wedding.
05:12Yeah, I know.
05:13She was okay when we went to stay with her last year.
05:14You see, that's just it.
05:15She is an unpredictable narcissist, so she's like that, erm, whack-a-mole.
05:16Because you can prepare for it to pop up like that and she just pops up like that.
05:17Oh.
05:18Listen.
05:19I know you had a horrendous time growing up.
05:20Mm-hmm.
05:21Okay?
05:22Yeah.
05:23Yeah.
05:24I know.
05:25And she was okay when we went to stay with her last year.
05:26You see, that's just it.
05:28She is an unpredictable narcissist, so she's like that, erm, whack-a-mole.
05:34Okay?
05:35Because you can prepare for it to pop up like that and she just pops up like that.
05:39Oh.
05:40Listen.
05:43I know you had a horrendous time growing up.
05:45Mm-hmm.
05:46Okay?
05:47Yeah.
05:48And I don't condone the monstrous ways she treated you after your sister died.
05:51Oh.
05:52But we don't want her in our lives.
05:57Mm-hmm.
05:58We don't want her to be the doting grandmother, but what we do want is that reference.
06:04And we are more than capable of wheedling the part of it.
06:08Okay.
06:09We will get that reference.
06:14And we will get our child.
06:16Yeah?
06:17Mm-hmm.
06:18So, why don't you sit back and enjoy what's left of our precious us time.
06:30All right?
06:31Mm-hmm.
06:32Mm-hmm.
06:32Mm-hmm.
06:34No.
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