My foster son has been with me for three years and I want to adopt him but his birth mother keeps promising to get clean and I don't know what to hope for.
More people experience this than they realize.
Foster parenting exists in emotional limbo between temporary care and permanent commitment, creating complex attachment dilemmas.
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Peri can explain why this happens, help you decide if this is the right situation for you, and point toward the right journey or coach.
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.