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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Am i insane for doing this if the only alternative is foster care? I know there are going to be challenges with education because he hasn't been to school in 3 years but is there anything else i should be aware of? Any questions i should ask the cps worker? I have zero experience raising children.[/quote]

We adopted DS (a relative of DH) as a teen to keep him out of foster care. He had bounced between his bio mom and other relatives for years until the pandemic hit.

For several years, we offered only respite care for his caregivers. Then we paid for private school (his local public school system was abysmal), sports, and camps as well as respite. Finally, his elderly caregiver had an unbearable amount of Covid-19 health anxiety in the Spring of 2020 and wanted him gone so he came to live with us. It was easiest to adopt him, but it wasn’t easy if that makes sense. His former caregiver passed away (but not from COVID) so he would have gone into a group home possibly.

He’s a lovely kid. No regrets. We are all in therapy. It helps.[/quote]

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