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Thank you Mr. Nesset. As the adoptive mother of a 9 year old who spent 5 years in the foster care system, I thank you. My daughter is now 24 and does well, thanks to her own strength, her wonderful foster family, and me.

Much to think about, Michael Nesset. Thank you.

It's heartbreaking to care about a child who needs more than you can do for them. The desire for better things for them is so strong. I think that having reached out, though, even if it wasn't everything they needed, is still far better than doing nothing. Even if they always haunt you a bit. Thank you, Mr. Nesset, for giving kids a safe place.

As a single guy who's considering providing foster care, I really enjoyed your insight into what it's like. I'd like to adopt and providing foster care may lead to that, but even if it doesn't, I'll be able to something for kids, which is my primary goal. Right now I'm mentoring a couple of grade-school kids and helping fourth-graders with reading. It's very rewarding.

As a call for more good people to become foster parents, I applaud this commentary article. As someone who worked in placing kids in emergency foster care, I quit that job for it was simply too painful to see the few quality choices we had for placements. Most often the choices were between mediocre, poor and outright bad foster parents. For example, gay youth have often been treated horrifically in foster care--both by the foster parents and by the other kids in the home who bully them.

Foster care helps, but does little to provide a stable relationship with the child. Without stability the child will feel they are broken and unwanted. Adoption is a better solution for children like this. At least they will feel they belong instead of just visiting.

Thank you, Mr. Nesset, for a beautiful story, well told. Best wishes for the new year to you and your children, wherever they may be.

firefight41Dec. 23, 1211:45 AM Foster care helps, but does little to provide a stable relationship with the child. Without stability the child will feel they are broken and unwanted. Adoption is a better solution for children like this. At least they will feel they belong instead of just visiting.__________Hooray, our resident Debbie Downer has graced us with yet another example of opinion backed up with zero facts. The 1950's are over, dude. Jump into the 21st century.

Foster care helps, but does little to provide a stable relationship with the child. Without stability the child will feel they are broken and unwanted. Adoption is a better solution for children like this. At least they will feel they belong instead of just visiting.__________Hooray, our resident Debbie Downer has graced us with yet another example of opinion backed up with zero facts. The 1950's are over, dude. Jump into the 21st century, ************ Coming from someone that does not understand children. Children need a stabilized home, adults that care for them 24 - 7. Research what problems there are with children raised in foster homes instead of going off half cocked.