Thanks for reading this @canadian-coconut. I always thought the system let them down by not making a firm decision in the beginning to find proper foster homes for them, alternatively helping the mother with state money to set up a home where they could be together. Instead it was back and forth, which is emotionally destructive. The foster parents Brian ended up spending his holidays with were his salvation in my opinion, as they showed love and wanted to adopt him. He remained in contact with them until their deaths, and is still in contact with his foster brother who lives in Georgia, USA. I didn't go into detail about the Boys' Home, where he suffered all kinds of abuse.
Being a preschool teacher, I am very careful of calling Child Protection Services unless I genuinely fear for the child. As you stated, sometimes good parents fall short in their eyes, and this needs to turn around so that the parents are empowered. Blessings.
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