Miriam Libicki (https://twitter.com/@realgonegirl) published this on The Nib the other day. I linked to it with her permission.
For the 6% (or more) of us in the US who have lived in foster homes, we know this scenario all too well. Just one pissed off, asshole idiot can make your family’s life a living hell.
The rules need to change. Mandated reporting needs to change. Foster care needs to be destroyed.
https://thenib.com/who-gets-called-an-unfit-mother