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Growing Up Scheer: A Father and Son's Perspective on Family, Foster Care, and Finding Home
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- Fostering Change
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- Jun 16, 2026
- Duration seconds
- 453
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Summary
As Father's Day approaches, this week's episode of Fostering Change is one of our most personal conversations yet. For years, listeners have heard Rob Scheer share his family's story through the lens of a former foster youth, adoptive father, advocate, and founder of Comfort Cases. This week, he sits down with his youngest son, Tristan, for an honest and heartfelt conversation about family, foster care, belonging, and the journey they've shared together. Tristan joined the Scheer family as an infant, alongside his older brother, Greyson, instantly transforming the family from two children to four. Today, at 17 years old, he's a high school junior, an accomplished football and track athlete, and a young man beginning to think about college, adulthood, and the future ahead. Together, father and son reflect on growing up in a family built through foster care and adoption, what it was like being surrounded by advocacy and public service, and how Tristan defines family, belonging, and home. More than a Father's Day episode, this is a conversation about love, resilience, healing, and the lasting impact of showing up for one another. Conversation Highlights Tristan's perspective on growing up in the Scheer family What it means to be part of a family formed through foster care and adoption Growing up around Comfort Cases, advocacy, and public service The values Rob and Reece worked to instill in their children How family is built through commitment, consistency, and love Lessons learned from fatherhood, family, and shared experiences Athletics, college aspirations, and Tristan's hopes for the future Why belonging matters at every stage of life Why This Episode Matters This conversation reminds us that foster care is not ultimately about systems, policies, or paperwork. It's ab…