My condolences to their son. Full thread if you want to feel bad for their children: https://twitter.com/herong/status/1515846706394501123?s=21

  • silent_water [she/her]
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    3 years ago

    even so, this is a very young person who's trying to rely on the only adult in their life. and this person knowingly took that on themselves. fostering a kid means volunteering to help them through their problems - you don't have to do it, it's something you volunteer for. to try and shirk that responsibility after agreeing to it is extremely shitty.

    • SocialistDad [he/him]
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      3 years ago

      Yeah I grew up in foster care and am resisting the urge to rage on this whole situation. I remember what it’s like to meet an adult who’s only like a decade older than you and suddenly they’re your sole authority figure and confidant overnight. I don’t know what the legal status of this relationship is. I just assumed “tentatively adopted” wasn’t literal. And I know CPS does that “you’ve already signed onto one kid, so do you want their sibling?” thing all the time. Regardless, it seems like a similar situation and she is not handling it well