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Being a Foster Dad Began to Take a Toll on Him. Days Later, He Received a Phone Call That Changed Everything (Exclusive)
Peter Mutabazi grew up in Uganda with a childhood marked by poverty He became a foster dad to help children in need, despite his initial doubts about being a single parent Mutabazi adopted his son, Anthony, who was returned to the hospital at age 11, and has since adopted two siblings, Luke and Isabella, and continues to support foster youthWhen Peter Mutabazi became a foster parent, he never anticipated that his role would evolve into something far deeper. Mutabazi's journey into foster care was driven by the intent to help, offering temporary refuge to children in need. However, his decision was also rooted in his own childhood experiences, which were shaped by poverty and hardship. "I'm from Uganda, so I grew up poor — the poorest of the poorest. No one told me to dream. No one told me to be hopeful," Mutabazi, 51, tells PEOPLE exclusively. As Mutabazi got older, things took a dramatic turn, and he decided to leave his home. He walked for miles until he arrived in the city of Kampala. Having never been outside of Uganda, the unfamiliarity was overwhelming, and Mutabazi quickly realized his only option was to survive on the streets. "As a street kid on the streets of Kampala — in any third world country — you are treated more like a stray animal," the foster dad, who goes by the name @fosterdadflipper on Instagram, says. "The way people viewed you, the way people treated you, everyone who was kind was abusive." This was until Mutabazi met a stranger whom he tried to steal from, desperate for survival. However, instead of responding with anger or punishment, the man asked for his name. The stranger's unexpected kindness sparked a transformation in Mutabazi's own life, leading to a series of events that would take him out of survival mode and open the door to a future he had never imagined. "He offered me [the opportunity] to go to school after a year and a half, [so] I went and excelled in school," he recalls. "I really began to [wonder], if a stranger can see the best in me, what can I do? So then I got a scholarship to come to [the] United States." Mutabazi's early experiences of abandonment left an undeniable mark on him, and he couldn't shake the sense of responsibility he felt for those still suffering, especially children who, like him, were trapped in a cycle of neglect and pain. Initially, he believed that in order to adopt, you had to be married and Caucasian, as he had never seen a person of color adopt children where he came from. So he began exploring the possibility of mentoring teenagers until a social worker asked if he had ever considered foster care. "For the kindness of a stranger who changed my life, I wanted to do the same for kids," he says. "I think understanding kids in foster care, unloved, unwanted, being in homes [and] in places they didn't know, I thought I could give [them] a little glimpse of hope." The initial fostering process was overwhelming for Mutabazi, as the constant cycle of children coming and going left him heartbroken. Each time a child left, the emotional toll was unbearable, and the sadness lingered long after they were gone. 'When kids go, you are left in tears,' he says. 'I was like, 'Man, this job is really hard. I don't want to do this again.' I [eventually] told the social worker that I needed a break for [at least] six months. I needed to heal.' Little did he know, just a few days later, a phone call would change everything for him. 'The kids [I was fostering] had left [on a Monday] and I received a phone call on Friday,' he explains. 'The social worker said, 'Hey, there's a kid that needs a home,' and I said, 'Absolutely not.' But the social worker [proposed] dropping off the child and picking them up on Monday, so I said yes." Mutabazi didn't want to know anything about the child or form any sort of attachment, having just witnessed the departure of 11 children. '[The boy] arrived to my home and the social worker left, so I said, 'This is your bedroom, you can call me Mr. Peter,'' he recalls. He admits he was taken aback when the kid asked if he could instead call him Mutabazi's attempt to keep his distance, something in that moment began to shift. 'This kid had been in my home for only 20 minutes,' he continues. 'So he looks at me again, and says, 'I'm 11. I was told that since I'm 11, I can choose who my father should be. So I'm choosing you.'" When the social worker arrived on Monday to pick up the boy, Mutabazi signed the paperwork, but something compelled him to ask why he had initially been left at the hospital and where he would be going next. "The social worker told me he was adopted [but] the family that adopted him dropped him [off] at the hospital, never said goodbye and never gave a reason why they didn't want him," he explains. "That's when I realized, I've always wanted to be a dad, and this kid somehow knew I [would] be his dad. How did I not see it? That's when it all clicked." Mutabazi immediately took back the papers he had signed and asked the social worker for new paperwork so the boy could attend school. While it was heartbreaking to learn that the boy's family had relinquished their parental rights, it also opened the door for the possibility of boy, Anthony, was 11 when Mutabazi took him in, and since then, they have shared in many milestones, including graduation, visiting Uganda — Mutabazi's native country — for the first time, and attending Mutabazi's younger brother's wedding.'It's one of those things that were always meant to be," he says. "Of course, there is no journey without ups and downs, you're going to have challenges [because] that's life." "At first we had to [spend] almost a year and a half without [fostering] other kids, so we can get used [to each other], but once we got there, I think he knew my heart, and [that] I always want to help other kids who are in the same position,' he adopting Anthony, Mutabazi has fostered over 30 children and adopted two siblings, Luke and Isabella. The two siblings were originally meant to stay with Mutabazi for just the summer, but after being adopted, they've now spent four years together as a family. While Mutabazi has reached many people online, where he has over a million followers on TikTok and Instagram, he knows his work is far from finished and still strives to help others in need. In addition to sharing his experiences as a foster dad, he also actively raises money to help foster children in need of a home on his GoFundMe page.'I didn't sleep on a mattress until I was 16, and as a street kid, I never truly belonged anywhere, and that left me feeling unwanted, unloved, and less than human," he says. "But everything began to change when I finally had a stable place to rest. That simple gift, a safe space to sleep, gave me the sense of belonging I had never known.""That's why I now do room makeovers for foster youth, many of whom have moved through 12 or more homes before they turn 18," he adds. "For the first time, we're giving them dignity. We're reminding them they are seen, valued and worthy of calling a place home." Read the original article on People
AU Financial Review
a day ago
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- AU Financial Review
Virgin takes off Will house prices ever fall?
This week on the Chanticleer podcast, James and Anthony relive what was an extraordinary day for Australia's sharemarket this past Tuesday, sort through the 2025 financial year's winners and losers and tackle a question about the Australian housing market. Listen to the full conversation below, or download the podcast from Apple, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. New episodes of the Chanticleer podcast are available every Friday at 5pm AEDT.
The Sun
a day ago
- Business
- The Sun
RM1.2 billion cyber-related losses recorded last year
PETALING JAYA: Malaysia recorded about RM1.2 billion in cyber-related losses last year, underscoring an urgent need for a more coordinated approach to national cybersecurity readiness, said National Tech Association of Malaysia secretary-general Anthony Raja Devadoss. He said the losses, which involved both commercial and consumer sectors, were driven by a surge in cyber scams and increasingly sophisticated attacks powered by artificial intelligence. He added that scam calls alone rose by 82%. Anthony said while Malaysia has made regulatory progress with the Personal Data Protection Act (PDPA) and the proposed National Cyber Security Bill, the country continues to struggle with uneven awareness and inconsistent implementation, particularly among SMEs. 'Framework-wise, Malaysia is moving in the right direction. But we tend to announce regulations first and expect compliance the next day. That's a major concern. 'We need scalable cybersecurity practices, not just firewalls. Small firms must have access to certified talent, and if they can't afford to hire directly, government-supported partnerships should be made available.' He suggested establishing a gov-tech alliance, a government-industry initiative focused on modernising public sector digital infrastructure, improving cybersecurity standards and ensuring that local councils and agencies adopt the latest technologies, in line with national security priorities. 'Cybersecurity is not exclusive. The impact cuts across every sector. Whether you're in finance, telco or healthcare, the consequences of a breach are widespread – reputational and financial.' He said cybersecurity must be treated as a cultural shift, not just a technical challenge. 'We're not just talking about software but also awareness, behaviour and trust. That starts at home, not just in the workplace.' He said Malaysians often underestimate personal responsibility in digital safety, and high levels of social trust have led to risky habits such as unsecured device use as well as sharing of sensitive information within households. 'The trust bank is so high here. We leave our devices unlocked, we give out our passwords,' he told theSun. 'So, when we talk about needing to enhance our tech, human errors and complacency need to be looked into as well.' BAC Education Group founder and managing director Raja Singham echoed similar concerns, particularly about the compliance burden placed on smaller businesses under current regulations. He said the 20,000 data-subject threshold for compliance under PDPA effectively pulls in almost every organisation, from supermarkets to educational institutions. 'Even a mid-sized college like BAC holds well over 20,000 data records. Everyone gets caught.' Raja said SMEs, which make up over 90% of Malaysian businesses, are often left scrambling to comply with new mandates without adequate time or support. 'We roll things out very quickly and then threaten penalties. However, most SMEs don't have the manpower, training or budget to respond immediately.' He added that the shortage of skilled professionals, such as privacy officers and cybersecurity leads, has left many firms unable to comply meaningfully. 'These are now mandatory roles. But for many businesses, they're seen as added expenses, and no one knows whom to hire or how to train them.' On recent leaks involving government websites, Raja attributed the problem to outdated infrastructure.
Yahoo
2 days ago
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Jonathan Bailey Reveals Anthony's Fate Beyond Bridgerton Season 4
Getty Images After being renewed for seasons five and six, it's clear that Bridgerton is going to be around for a while — and according to Jonathan Bailey, he'll be sticking around for its entirety. Though Bridgerton season 4 is going to focus on Benedict's love story, there will still be plenty of Anthony sprinkled in, as Bailey himself has now confirmed. While speaking to The Hollywood Reporter on June 18, Bailey explained that he's very okay with playing a supporting character in the series. In season 2, he played a main role as the season focused on his character's love story with Kate Sharma (played by Simone Ashley). 'I've never been someone who's like, 'Thanks, bye.' It's not in my nature,' Bailey told the outlet. 'There's a real sense of brotherly pride I feel in it.' Per THR, while Bailey did acknowledge that there may be future instances in which he might not be able to star as prominently in the series as he'd like to due to scheduling conflicts or smaller storylines for his character, he did stress that he'll make it work for as long as he can. 'I look forward to, in another however many years, when we've done the eighth season to sit around and be like, 'Look what we all did together,'" Bailey said. 'I know how much I love long-running series. I know how important familiarity of character and story and consistency is in these long-running series.' The actor just wrapped production on Bridgerton season 4, and teased that they filmed 'a wedding on a Monday morning.' ("People know that people get married in Bridgerton — that's not a spoiler, right?' he joked.) Bailey is booked and busy, as he's currently on the press tour for Jurassic World Rebirth and in just a few months will be gearing up for the release of Wicked: For Good. Jonathan Bailey had previously discussed the fate and future of his character in Bridgerton season 4 during an appearance on Good Morning America back in August 2024. "The thing about Bridgerton, which is so brilliant, is that there are so many different ways that you can fall in love as humans, and that's what the show will explore and, obviously, being the older brother, I'm gonna be there to support the youngsters as we go,' Bailey said about the upcoming season. At the time, Bailey admitted that he didn't yet know where exactly season 4 would take his character, but that he's very 'excited' to step into the oldest Bridgerton's shoes once again. ICYMI, season 3 of Bridgerton ended with Bailey's Anthony Bridgerton and his wife Kate Sharma (Simone Ashley) getting ready to head off to India before the birth of their baby. To coincide with the season 3 finale, showrunner Jess Brownell previously told Teen Vogue that both Anthony and Kate, affectionately known as Kanthony, would be returning for season 4. 'The strength of sending them off to India for a little while is that it does leave the door open for them to come back, schedules allowing,' Brownell said. 'I think, understandably, when any of our lead actors have given over their lives for their season, in future seasons, we want to be supportive of the fact that they do have other projects coming in, and to ask actors to come back just to be in the background is not really fair to them. We love Jonny and Simone, and we'll have them back as much as we are able to.' During summer 2024, Netflix confirmed season 4 of Bridgerton would focus on Benedict's story, hence adapting Julia Quinn's third book, An Offer From a Gentleman — that book was skipped for season 3 to center on Penelope and Colin's story, which adapts Quinn's fourth book, Romancing Mister Bridgerton, instead. On August 16, 2024, Variety reported that Yerin Ha had been cast as Benedict's love interest, Sophie Beckett. Previously, the streamer had teased the logline for the season, writing: "Despite his elder and younger brothers both being happily married, Benedict is loath to settle down — until he meets a captivating Lady in Silver at his mother's masquerade ball.' Bridgerton Originally Appeared on Teen Vogue Want more great Culture stories from Teen Vogue? Check these out: Underneath Chappell Roan's Hannah Montana Wig? A Pop Star for the Ages Is Your New Favorite Song Real or AI? Bridgerton Showrunner Clarifies Benedict's Sexuality & Talks Francesca's Queer Plot Twist The Borders of Country Music Are Finally Crumbling
The Herald Scotland
2 days ago
- The Herald Scotland
Man repeatedly stabbed nephew after he took his kebab sauce
Anthony had been annoyed that Robert had returned with food from a takeaway and had not purchased him something. Anthony then pinched Robert's kebab sauce which caused the uncle to lash out and knock over his food. Robert then grabbed a knife and hit Anthony with the blade before the pair came to blows in a bedroom. The victim was later taken to hospital for a number of wounds which had to be stitched. Robert pleaded guilty today at Glasgow Sheriff Court to the assault to Anthony's severe injury. READ MORE: Man and woman jailed for Paisley flat murder Fraudster who conned luxury businesses with 'Scottish tea' jailed He also admitted behaving in a threatening or abusive manner. The court heard that the two men lived with Robert's sister Catherine Kenna at the time. Robert returned home with a takeaway which he had purchased for himself around 7pm. Prosecutor Ryan Watson said: "Anthony Kenna was upset that Robert Kenna didn't bring anything home for him. "Anthony grabbed the kebab sauce from Robert which angered him. "Robert flipped the table which caused his food to fall to the floor." Robert continued to erupt as he threw items around the kitchen which included a clothes horse. The pair then went to their respective bedrooms before Robert went to Anthony's with a knife. Mr Watson said: "Robert struck Anthony with the knife. "When another man in the property went into the bedroom, he saw the two men on the ground punching each other. "Anthony said that he had been stabbed and fell to the ground. "He had stab wounds to his left arm and upper chest." Catherine Kenna later arrived home to see Anthony in the living room with blood on his t-shirt as well as the wounds. Robert was heard to say that he would "stab you all" while holding the blade. The police were then called and Robert was arrested. Anthony meantime was taken to hospital where he received two stitches and five staples for wounds to his left chest and forearm. Sentence was deferred pending background reports until next month by Sheriff Gerard Bonnar who granted Robert bail meantime.
