hiya as most of you probably know i'm trade speaker and you're probably wondering
what is going on the thought did occur and why is it me doing one of these vlog things
what can she tell us about life in care so let me explain there's a little bit of a story attached
she's so cool she's even got a pet name for me sparkles this was supposed to be a big surprise
for mike he wanted to do a vlog to tell you all what he'd been up to but then pather and his mom
arranged a surprise holiday for him and fiona to travel through france on a tandem so he's out to
drop out and he's asked me to step in wow mike taking a holiday i don't think he ever did leave
this place and hate him until landing when he got back he has asked me to pass on a message
though he says hi everyone i hope you're all being good you know what's well enough mike fart chance
of that although i'm sure floss will be saying there's a fat chance of that how does he do that
we're having an amazing time the sun is shining we've met loads of lovely people and tandems
are a great way to travel apart from the chafing achieving what's that it means he's got a sore bum
so there we are mike's off having fun so you're stuck with me but don't worry i've got
loads of useful stuff that i can pass on we'll be the judge of that
give her a chance bro she was like us once so here goes
now i've thought a lot about this and i could have gone for something practical like
don't eat worms even if it does seem like a good idea at the
she's never time to
oh why would someone ever eat a worm
and definitely don't do it for a second time she bottled it i knew she would
tracy done i could have gone with be yourself and not what you think others might want you to be
hi i'm tracy beaker and my hobbies include classical music playing and listening
literature flower arranging and just generally helping around the house
what but in the end i've gone with never forget tomorrow is just another day and
that's especially true the first time you arrive in care that's never an easy
time for anyone and neither is coming back when things haven't worked out and you never let me
sweet you're a websphere watching horror videos and the kitchen spunk away and i didn't want
to see you ever again they were never exactly the calmest of times it's a completely natural
reaction the reason you're here in the first place is because your life hasn't been going brilliantly
wanting to lash out a bit is completely understandable jody can tell you about that
when she first arrived she did get a bit over excited and slightly kicked mike in the face
wow that's hardcore it was an accident anyway tracy calmed me down she was always good at that
i'm not getting in i'm not asking you to what is it bath jelly prove it
i'm gonna give it a try jelly's not the same as water i've had my fair share of rubbish
first days so i completely got what jody was going through but when you're having a tough
time the important thing to remember is not to give up hope that things can get better
and the first step to that can be to allow yourself to have a little fun
my thing well that's something different people describe very differently but i'd
probably say my thing is speaking my mind yo what you said i was child of the week
you're not supposed to tell us stuff then change your mind the minute you've told it
you're still child of the week tracy but now louise is too and i'm not child of the week am
i because two childs make a children any thicko knows that the way i see him when you've got a
problem you can either let it get to you or you can stand up for yourself why is tracy up on the
close roof down save our home stop the council from closing us down tracy
i like to call it getting your point across other people may describe me as
fussy really bossy being a tiny bit bossy i just found the answer
to the question three types of cow stubborn cow stupid cow a bossy cow
i don't think tracey's bossy she just likes to get things done and there is nothing wrong with that
jody sparkles keep fiona distracted girls remake the cake make it better than it ever was before
boys why don't you go on your bike and find mike search everywhere tyler the market needs cleaning
up oh and news too if any of the guests arrive just keep them occupied got it okay what have
we got next ah my passion well there's only one winner there and that's writing i've always loved
to write even going back to when i was younger i've come to type up my article that mercy
stupid social worker gives grieving kids grief in tactless tv treats trauma is that a stonker of
a headline or what and it turns out that i'm not terrible at it even if i say so myself and seeing
the stuff that came out of your head out there in print in a book is a pretty amazing feeling
hang on that's not to say it hasn't got me in trouble from time to time tracy beaker that's what
it says on the cover you're under arrest did you pay author power publishing to print 2 000 copies
of your book using camilla lawson's credit card without her permission oh yeah but she's my mum
using someone's credit card without their permission is an offense
cam will be okay about it look that's her listen to cam thanks for a great life
she's cooler she'll tell you it's okay i don't think so she told the credit card company that
you took the money and let me tell you there is nothing like losing yourself in a good
book especially my favorite one ever this was mine i gave it to t looks got my name in it
yeah sasha gave it to me i love it that's because it's the best book in the world
it doesn't matter how grown-up you get there'll always be a bit of us that will never stop being
a lost boy or a lost girl anyway let's see what's next ah my biggest influence that's
an interesting one i could have gone for cam she's taught me loads trace is the girl i told
you about who wants to become a writer i'm so dumbable the dumping ground doesn't even want me
like how to keep calm when you really want to blow your top this is going to sound so
stupid but there's no other way to say it i was jealous it's always been just me and cam here
oh come here and what being a family means that sort of stuff and then there
are people who influence you in a different way like and this might surprise some of you
justine littlewood tracy beacon justine littlewood tragic she's only cut out a picture
from a magazine pretending it's her mum let's be honest she and i never exactly saw eye to eye
but all the same she's still being a massive influence
on the way i behave well what's this it's all me me me poor me
when are you gonna realize there's other people in the world give it back just give it back
because when someone is as much of a nightmare as she used to be
all i had to do in any situation is think what would justine do and then do the exact opposite
i dare you to dye your hair oh you do do you or just you stand back and watch justin's snitch face
i'm never coming out of here but if i have to name one person who's influenced me the most
it's gotta be mike in the early days i may have tested his patience from time to time do you not
want to hear the michael milligan children's home welcome speech not the way you say it your pants
there were even moments when i did find him a tiny bit embarrassing like you do when you're
a kid i'm big i'm mean i'm a muscle machine he wasn't the perfect teacher in every way
let's just say he won't ever be opening a cookery school what is it i swear i just saw something
move in there it's mystery stew what's in it well that's the mystery but from way back i've
always known that he was there for me i'm sorry i didn't walk i would turn julie better next time
if you want me to have better luck mike you should foster me yourself you get paid and
i'd be worth extra because i'm difficult and i've got behavioural problems he's taught me so much
and help me get back on my feet more times than i can remember it's growing up always this hard
only when you care about things so much when someone has given you so much you just hope for
the chance to be able to pay it back which leads me on to my best day well it almost wasn't it was
nearly the worst day ever but i can honestly say i've never been happier than on mike's wedding day
may have taken him a while to get here but it was worth the wait so here's to the best
man from the best man but typically even on the most important davis life mike was thinking about
others and trying to find ryan even though he didn't exactly deserve it it's ryan he's not here
he left a note i think he's gone for good
oh ryan i could gone awol on his wedding day which meant it was all hands on deck to find him
so i put the word out luckily there were an awful lot of people out there only too happy to help
if you hear any news let me know back at base chloe sparkles and the gang held the fort
oh wow you look like a princess oh thanks oh thank you candy rose
sparkles meanwhile out on the streets it was operation get mike milligan married i'm gonna go
no you're not but i don't care what your problem is ryan tomorrow i will in fact we
all will but there is nowhere on earth i'm gonna let you ruin mike's big wedding day
i knew this was gonna be the day of the big bass woman speech and i was intending to storm that
obviously but i hadn't expected to make an even more important one and that was to persuade ryan
to do the right thing look i've been you i know how hard it is but the best way out of
all of this mess is to give something back we've still got time you can still save the day ryan
so then we were back on track i wonder if that's where his thing for tandem started and he's not
wrong the chaffing's murder hey wasn't it greater than twenty come on ryan all right
keep your hair on and so at last the happiest day ever could happen for mike for fiona but also for
me because i'd helped make it happen and they both deserve to be happy so much especially mike
so thanks for watching i know being in care isn't a walk in the park but the important thing is to
remember to stay strong and believe that things can work out better and if something's bothering
you talk to someone don't bottle it up see she's all right yeah she's all right i suppose
obviously some of you i know better than others chloe and sparkles i got to know you a little bit
and i know that you two will always look out for each other maybe some of the others will get their
own special nickname someday and a special word to the two old timers that i know best
jodie if you're having a bad day you're never too old for a jelly bath
speaker advice the original and best and floss can i suggest one thing here we go
me singled out as usual and that is whatever happens keep being floss it's what i'm best at
so this is me signing off i'm tracy beaker and you are all amazing