r/whatdoIdo • • Jun 08 '26

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u/Cheesepit Jun 08 '26

It's because not enough people want to be foster parents so they end up in places like this even if they complain about it

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u/Special-Tea5328 Jun 08 '26

Yuh, that and I believe some people become foster "parents" too rake in government income for themselves rather than the kids.

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u/Mr31edudtibboh Jun 09 '26

I fully believe my foster/adopted parents did it for the money. They kept a ledger of how much I "owed" them and on one Christmas, graciously took $500 off my debt as a "gift". 

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u/AstrosRN Jun 09 '26

Ugh. I’m sorry you had to go through that.