I’ve been fostering a family member for a month or so, and it all came to a head today. My wife and I tried, but the behavior was just too much for us to feel safe with our existing children. I hate that we’re giving up and I hate the circumstances that caused this, but it is what it is. If you’re in the same place please don’t beat yourself up; sometimes you can want something really bad and it still not be right for you.
I’ve known a lot of people in rough situations in my life, lots of people who needed help and mental health care, but I’ve never met someone who at any point in their life thought it was ok to punch an infant.
A lot of the kids in that foster syatem are there because people in their lives thought it was ok to hit an infant.