His Dad And Stepmom Couldn’t Have Kids And Decided To Begin The Fostering Process, But He Told The Truth About His Childhood To A Social Worker, And Now His Parents May Never Be Able to Foster Or Adopt A Child
When you grow up with bad parents, it’s not unnatural to want to speak out against them and cut contact as you get older.
One young man recently decided to tell the truth about his dad and stepmom, who are hoping to adopt a child, to a social worker. Now, he may have hindered them from ever fostering or adopting.
He’s 16-years-old and has struggled to form a good relationship with his dad after he cheated on his late mom when he was seven.
“My mom left him straight after,” he said.
“I split time with both of them, unfortunately, which meant I was around my father and his wife a lot, and she tried to be a second mom to me.”
Unfortunately, his mom died a few years later when he was 12, and he was forced to live with his dad and stepmom full-time, which he dreaded. Although they tried to do family therapy, he was very unhappy about living with them, and he resented how badly they wanted him to forgive them for their past actions.
He always told his dad that when he turned 18, he would cut contact with him.
A few years ago, his dad and stepmom found out they couldn’t have kids together on their own. So, two years ago, they began the process of fostering and adopting a child. Part of that process included him sitting down with a social worker for an interview about growing up with his dad and stepmom.
First, he was asked about his relationship with his parents, and he had to correct the social worker and tell her that his stepmom is not his parent, while he only considers his dad a parent because they’re related by blood.
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“Then [I was] asked how I would feel about a sibling, and I told them I would have nothing to do with one, and I was planning to move and never speak to my father again once I turn 18,” he recalled.
“The social worker looked kind [of] alarmed by that. She asked me about my father’s family, and I said they disowned him after he cheated, and so did all his friends. Soon after the interviews were done, they were rejected and told they could not provide a suitable environment for a child.”
When his stepmom heard the news, she was devastated and fell apart. He overheard her say that his mom must have been cursing from her grave because of his actions.
“She’s still not over the news, and a few weeks ago, my father was telling me I should take pity on her and at least be friendly to her,” he recalled.
“I asked why I’d do that, and he said her dream of motherhood is over. I told him I didn’t care.”
Since his dad and stepmom have uncovered the truth about what he said to the social worker, they’ve been devastated.
Should he feel bad for getting in the way of his parents’ ability to adopt a child, or did he do the right thing by being honest during his interview?
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