“I banned my sister’s child from entering our house – she has many problems.”
A woman’s opinions have been divided after she banned her foster niece from her home because she was “too annoying”. She explained how her sister, Aria, had been fostering an eight-year-old girl named Grace for about a year with the intention of one day adopting her.
However, Grace has been causing problems within the family, as she tries to learn how to deal with her emotions after being removed from a toxic environment. “Aria and her husband Dan have been fostering for two years with the goal of one day adopting, a decision they made when they found out Aria couldn’t have biological children,” the 31-year-old mother told Reddit.
“Grace has behavioral issues, we already knew that because Aria mentioned it but honestly I wasn’t quite prepared. Tantrums, bullying other kids, bad language, bad behavior with pets in the house, possessive behavior, you name it, Grace.” He showed it. “I know this can be the case with traumatized children, so we tried to let a lot of things slide while Aria and Dan tried to help Grace cope, but it was difficult and unpleasant.”
She went on to explain how Grace came to their house to play at the weekend, but left her six-year-old crying after she “bullied” her and broke her playhouse. She added: “My other siblings and I began to dread these encounters because it seemed we didn’t have a single event without Grace causing trouble. Even my parents were fed up.”
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“The last straw for me was last weekend. My husband and I hosted a family BBQ at our house. My daughter and Grace were playing in my daughter’s playhouse until she came out upset. It turned out that Grace had broken a bunch of things in the house when she was asked why she was upset,” Grace burst into tears and accused my daughter of bullying her, calling her dirty, unwanted, stupid, poor, and all sorts of things that are all lies.
“My daughter is six years old, and she doesn’t have enough of an understanding of why those words would hurt Grace for her to use them. My daughter’s version of events is that Grace said something about the girls being cousins and my daughter said that Grace isn’t her ‘cousin’ because she’s not Aria’s daughter.” He condemned. “I can understand how this would upset Grace but it is a completely different story to the one she told and no amount of hurt can justify the devastation she has caused.”
Thus, she prevented Grace from visiting her home in an attempt to “protect” her daughter. She added: “I told Aria and Dan that I would no longer allow Grace to visit. This means that someone else will have to host the holidays, and we will make a decision on an ad hoc basis on whether or not we will attend. This has led to our parents saying it is not fair for them to miss out on seeing Their granddaughter, and since Grace is the one who behaved badly, Aria and Dan must withdraw from future events.
“Aria says I’m evil because I forced the rest of the family to abandon a traumatized child, and that I need to take it all back. Dan, on the other hand, stands with me and the parents.” Upset, Aria claims that the ban “essentially deprives Grace of having a family,” something she has always wanted but has not yet been able to secure.
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Wanting to know if she was wrong, the woman turned to social media to ask users for their thoughts. In response, one user said: “It’s been a year with no apparent improvement in terms of behavior. You have the right to protect your family and property. Aria and Dan need to focus on getting proper professional care from Grace (if they’re not already doing so).” And they look into parenting lessons for themselves.
“I think Dan was already on the fence about adopting Grace before this latest incident. He may have used the ban to start a conversation about its suitability as a long-term placement for Grace.”
Another user added: “As a foster mother, I can say that if she doesn’t have a conversation with her daughter about her ‘adopted cousin’, it’s pretty bad. I literally stopped talking to my grandmother when she ‘told me my kids weren’t her grandchildren.’ Family is not built on blood these days.”
A third user said: “You know Grace is prone to bullying, tantrums and foul language, yet you allowed her to go out alone with your six-year-old daughter at the theatre, where she managed to destroy a group of people.” “Things that go unnoticed? What were the adults in the family doing?”
Another user said: “Of course you have to protect your daughter. But don’t you really see how what your daughter said is the equivalent of telling Grace she’s unwanted? Your daughter clearly learned from that.” Somebody Grace isn’t family and shouldn’t be treated as such, and chances are you are. Have you thought about telling your child to be nice?
“If your daughter started calling other kids fat at school, would you stand up for it if they were already fat? Sometimes the truth is harsh, and you have to raise your daughter to be better. You should have used this as a learning opportunity.” both of them Kids, instead of discrediting Grace and putting your daughter on a pedestal. Instead, you ensure that the troubled child remains alone in the world by cutting off your family if they don’t cut hers off.”
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