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Ok I am 16/m and my father recently passed away. He was the only one taking care of me and my little sister, Sarah.(my mother diched us when Sarah was born.) Sarah is only 6 and I've been trying to take care of her and myself but it's not working. We don't have any other relatives that she can go live with and I can't keep taking care of her. My school counselor has been trying to help us anyway he can and he recommended handing her over to the state. He said that it would be easier on the both of us if I did and it would give her a chance at a better life. He said that there a lot of foster families out there who end up adopting the children that they take in. Does anyone know how the "system" works? I mean if I do give her to the state will she be safe or is she better off with me? It's really hard for me to take care of her and I don't feel like I'm a good parental figure. I have a job but it doesn't pay enough to take care of the two of us. So if anyone knows anything about the foster care system or whatever it's called please let me know. I want to make sure that it's safe for her so that I can determine what will be better for her. Thank you.
John (link)
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My experience with foster homes was not good, and I was in 4 of them. I was 6 when i was in my first one, and my foster parents were really awful. I was moved around so many times in my childhood, and the state ended up having a drawerful of files on me by the time I was 12. They ended up just putting me back with my mother, and she was the reason I had been in foster care in the first place. In my case the system really did not work. It was also the case for 1/2 of the other kids I came across in the foster homes,they ended up having a lot of psychological issues.
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