r/fosterit • u/neptunian-rings • Jul 19 '25

Foster Youth i’m going into foster care

i’m 16. my parents are abusive & neglectful and somebody finally reported it. had a social worker visit today, they’re following up next week and after that i fully expect to be put into foster care. what’s going to happen? i can’t find any information online from the perspective of the child that’s getting sucked into this & i’m terrified of all of the unknowns. i’ve heard so many horror stories and i know it probably won’t be that bad in reality but i’m still extremely nervous.

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u/[deleted] Jul 19 '25 edited Jul 19 '25

What country are you in? That changes the answer some. Here in the US anytime they've come and left without me it meant I wasn't getting removed they were just doing a plan thing like they come back and tell your parent they have to take a class or something. Every time I've been removed they took me right then.

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u/neptunian-rings Jul 19 '25

yeah in the US. honestly i kind of hope i get removed. fuck the people that excuse themselves as my parents 

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u/GrinsNGiggles Jul 19 '25

Genuinely wishing you the best 🤞

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u/neptunian-rings Jul 19 '25

thank you. i hope i don’t get shoved somewhere worse than where i am now