occasional_cynic t1_j694prh wrote on January 28, 2023 at 5:13 PM

Reply to comment by Yolkozuna in 2 arrested after 5 children found to be living in filthy Manchester home by Chappy_Sinclair_

If you volunteer for foster care you will have to go through umpteen tons of paperwork, have your personal life and privacy raped by a case manager/social worker, and any adult males in the house will be treated like unconvicted child molesters.

The system has become so bad that basically the only people willing to host fosters are those doing it as a quasi-business, and want the $$.

Yolkozuna t1_j699wp9 wrote on January 28, 2023 at 5:48 PM

I see what you mean. Well intentioned, but over the top. We ended up providing a home for two kids in a situation similar to the above story, but it was on an emergency basis and the judge just went ahead and said, “Yes, please, and thank you.” Crazy.