FOSTER KIDS OR FORMER FOSTER KIDS, did you?

Rumors says that half of the Foster Parents only do it for the money. I don't know if it's true or not though. Now they're trying some new thing where they keep the child under the foster care of a relative, so that way they won't have to go through the experience of leaving their family.

In Foster Homes when I was a kid I was treated great by both my foster families, I was placed with my Aunt for one year and was abused by her oldest son, yet out of fear of losing the only family I knew never said a word until I was in Foster Care. I got help from a good counselor who showed me that what happened wasn't my fault. I am an adult now with children of my own, a good business, a ministry and a wonderfully beautiful wife whom I love with all my heart. So even in the bad my friend good can come from it.

i was in and out of about 3 foster homes as a child, from 7th grade to 9th grade. in foster home number one:

we had a food cupboard that contained the only food we were allowed to eat. potatoes and ramen noodles. Once a weekend we received fresh fruit and vegies. They had an adopted daughter that they physically and emotionally abused. My roommate used to beat me up and throw my clothes all over me at night while I was trying to sleep. Nobody believed me, regardless of the unexplained bruising and swelling on my body.

Foster home number 2

I lived with two extremely sweet people. They had me another teenager and a 5 yr old little girl. I came home from school one day to find my foster father being led out of the house in handcuffs, he was raping the 5 yr old little girl in the bathroom, just like her daddy used to do.

I have little faith in the foster care system.

Before my husband was given custody of his two boys they were in foster care. The first family they were with use to mistreat them, so they were removed and placed with another family who was very good to them. Once my in laws were able to take them into their home, they were placed there until my husband was able to get custody of them. They have both been victims of sexual abuse, verbal abuse and physical abuse from foster care placement and with their grandparents. Only one foster family that they were in took good care of them. so the moral of the story is that you never know what a foster home is going to be like until you get there.