Growing Up Scheer: A Father and Son's Perspective on Family, Foster Care, and Finding Home

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