My personal experience as a foster child in various extended family households in southeast Nigeria is something I wish to document in my adult life. My research engagement with study participants on informal foster care practice is also a story I aspire to share in a social work evidence-based journal. This paper therefore is not focused on reporting research findings from a study. It is rather a departure, as it tells a fascinating story of how I developed a research interest in informal foster care practice growing up as a foster child in Igbo indigenous communities in southeast Nigeria. Incorporating indigenous knowledge and diverse ontological perspectives into social work theory and practice in Nigeria is vital in developing culturally relevant interventions that resonate with local values and address the unique needs of diverse communities. The methodology of this narrative is autoethnography, which is linked to the growing debate on reflexivity. I used my personal experiences to illustrate aspects of cultural practice, and in so doing, I made informal foster care practice in Igbo indigenous communities familiar to insiders and outsiders. My story therefore provides an educational resource for readers, especially social workers who are working with children and families with heritage from the Igbo ethnic group. Sharing my personal stories on this cultural practice will provide cultural guides for intercontinental and Nigerian-based social workers. It will also promote indigenous knowledge and a strength-based approach to working with families directly from or with heritage from the Igbo ethnic group.