Raynard Price "Ask A Foster Parent Anything" - Adoption

The Ups and Downs of Foster Care
Should teens be adopted out of the foster care system? Adopting teens may mean adopting them out of services that most parents are unable to provide, including college or vocational school tuition. Foster parents can provide stable and loving homes as long as there is no disruption from social services or state organizations.

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News & Politics

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• Foster
• care
• adoptions

[SpockOfRock]

You better believe the system is "money driven". Why do you think 75 percent of the foster parents are doing it in the first place??? You have about as much chance of changing the foster care system as you do changing the healthcare system... When money is involved, ethics go right out the window. Nobody cares about these foster kids... Not the government, not the caseworkers, not the foster parents, not NOBODY! And I even kinda doubt you do...

[IMFosterParent]

Thanks for taking the time to watch and to share your comments. I am sorry that you are full of so much anger. The real question is not so much what I have done or accomplished the real question is what are YOU doing to help foster children and youth? You have an opportunity to make a difference. Anger is energy that can be used to make positive changes in a civil way. I have no doubt that your harnessed energy will be helpful.

[SpockOfRock]

I'm make a deal with you, whatever your name is... Let's you and me form an new Mafia family, and new protection syndicate, for the foster kids. Let's recruit like-minded individuals who are willing to circumvent the legally corrupt system that prevents children from having a voice and actually go after these scumbag abusive foster parents and lazy careless caseworkers and fucking kill them... Would that be enough "change" for ya? Would that effect a change in the status quo for the better?

[IMFosterParent]

I got a better idea Spock. You and I should do what we can to make families stronger and healthier so kids will not end up in foster care. Health reform will also keep kids out of foster care along with a good child care program. Together Spock we can do it. I have the opportunity to remove you or block you. I am not going to do either because if you are serious about protecting children or from foster care working towards prevention is a good thing.

[beanfishy]

Well that sometimes isn't a good thing if your son knows only the mother and doesn't want to be adopted and wants to go home. I think that its wrong in some aspects if the kid wants to go home and the parents are fighting. I have two boys I want to get back. I say good for you if the parents showed no actual interest hell its nice you care that much cause its not very common but sometimes foster parents lie to social workers to keep the kids.

[IMFosterParent]

I agree and I speak of this in another video blog.

[myklmusic]

I Love the work You are doing, Ray.

I understand your perspectives and have learned quite a bit about the process.

I interact with many Children and Adults involved with/in the foster-care system.

I'll call soon.

[SpockOfRock]

Do us a favor, save your pleas for Judgement Day...

[TaylorRumsey]

@SpockOfRock You are crazy. I am sorry but its true. Not all foster parents and case workers care about the kids, but a lot do. Trust me.

[AdoptionLIFE]

Everything happens for a reason..I was only going to foster and have adopted six!! Wouldn't change it for the world!!!

[SpockOfRock]

See now you're starting to sound like a politician Ray... How exactly are you and I going to "make families stronger" anyway? I mean are you still pushing the "work within the system for change" agenda? Ray... it's been done before, and has it made any difference whatsoever? Come on Ray, quit fooling around, get your .44 magnum and lets get some work done around here okay? We got a HUGE BACKLOG or rats that need payback... You take the rats on the left, I'll take the rats on the right.

[SpockOfRock]

Either you're serious or you're full of shit now... Come on, get out your gun and let's go.