Adopted Teen Chooses To Be Mean To Younger Brother, Gets His Own Hurtful Words Thrown Back At Him

"Picking up every stray piece of garbage that someone didn’t want”

Maryjane

• Published in Interesting
• February 26, 2024

There are several reasons why kids can be taken from their biological families and put in foster care. Every case is different and involves a variety of issues that the social services agents assigned to each family or the court must take into account.

The best interests of the child or children involved are taken into consideration when making decisions. The majority of families want to give their kids the greatest life possible, and the goal of the foster care system is to assist them in getting back on track.

It serves no one's interest to place the blame or shame on the parents or kids involved. OP's parents have fostered since they were in their 20s, and they’ve fostered dozens of kids.

While most children in their home were fostered with the intent to reunite or be placed with other families, they did end up adopting four of those children, and the OP is one of them. OP's younger sibling, Frankie, was adopted years ago, but he's a teenager now.

He could be a bit bratty at times, but OP's parents shrugged it off as “he’s had a hard time." Frankie has had issues from the beginning and has made it clear he does not want a little brother, but OP's parents adopted another kid, Gavin.

Frankie was so mean to Gavin, but he got a dose of his own medicine when he made a heartbreaking comment to the OP.

The OP kicks off her story

Frankie has had issues from the beginning and has made it clear he does not want a little brother

“If Mom and Dad didn’t pic up stray pieces of garbage, they wouldn’t have you either.”

OP has offered the following explanation for why they think they might be the a-hole:

1. calling him a stray piece of garbage as he did our foster brother 2) it sunk to his level and didn’t fix much.

Let's head into the comments section and find out what other Redditors have to say regarding the story

He should have realized he was talking about himself too

He dug that bed with his behaviour and mindset

He should have shown a bit of appreciation for the sacrifice their parents made

The OP is free to dig a hole and shove him into it

People who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones

Frankie actually needed this hard lesson about reality

It was effective to use how own words against him

Putting an emphasis on compassion, giving the parents the assistance they need, and helping them develop the skills they lack may help them prepare to securely welcome their kids back into their homes. And it will also help these kids thrive, whether they are in foster care or their permanent homes.

Frankie chose to be mean, and he only got what was coming to him. Redditors declared the OP, not the AH, and that's a wrap.

Maryjane