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Originally Posted by ProudPCOMom  While I understand the state systems are not perfect and not everyone is cut out to be a Foster or Foster/Adopt family, there are 'success' stories of people who adopt from their state's foster care system.
My DH and I were foster/adopt parents for over a year and were able to adopt our first 2 foster children. Once their adoptions were complete we closed our home as we were able to adopt 1 or 2 children as originally planned.
Not all of the children are returned to bio-family and there are wonderful children in the foster care system who will need permanent homes. Foster parents do it for the children - not CPS, not the bio-families - but the children. The children deserve better and need to know love - whether it be for a day, week, month or forever.
I'm not asking to be slammed. I'm just lending my point of view.
Susan |
Thanks for your point-of-view. Really. The whole thing breaks my heart, really. I hate it that there are children of all ages out there in the system with no real homes.
I know not all foster-to-adopts end like our situation did, and I'm so glad, but I just don't know that I could go through that again. AND, it wasn't even 'my' child... it was my 'sister'.
I am really glad your case turned out different... I would never wish that kind of heartache on anyone.
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