Has anyone here adopted/fostered?
As the Catholic church holds a pro-life stance and I see many Catholics at pro-life events, I am a bit surprised that I have personally never met a Catholic family that has adopted or fostered a child from the system. The more I think about it, I also feel frustration and some hypocrisy about it (particularly protestors in my case). It's not really a secret that many children from the system carry emotional baggage with them due to their experiences
I'm kinda just hoping for some feel-good stories so I won't feel as mad anymore. I'd love to foster once I'm married, so hearing some experiences would also be great
Edit: My previous wording for emotional baggage has been pointed out as offensive, hurtful, and inaccurate. I'm very sorry for that, I sometimes lack the right expressions. I hope my expression now is more accurate