Ahh, I see where you get your bias. Yet, there must be at least a few genuine loving foster homes right? I think that as with all things, as long as money is involved, some people will find a way to game the system. If they are in it for the money, they are not doing it out of love. Those are the terrible foster homes. But, surely, somewhere out there, there must be at least a few where people wanted to open up their homes to children out of compassion.
The foster home system needs to do better to weed out those that are not doing it out of genuine love.
I’ve often wondered why more middle class folks with stable jobs and good homes in good neighborhoods don’t step up— but the reality is that the foster care system is quite invasive. The rules quite clearly favor the children’s biological parents— at least in NY.
They don’t ask potential foster parents to love the kids— as I said— what you call my bias— is my experience working for CPS— they demand a safe place, with a bed, food in the house, and monitored education.
Most FC placements are short term. So a month or three and then bam, kid is reunited with biomom .
Also most of the kids are coming in with many emotional, physical and psychological challenges. Many good and compassionate parents think “How can I expose MY own children to an unstable kid who’s just seen his mom OD?”
This needs to be investigated. To just examine mom’s boobs to see if something is hereditary. The pressure doctors put on women in little rooms is ridiculous. Where was the nurse?