chunkyrice13

I'm sorry to hear you say that. You don't think it's possible for people to foster kids with the hope that it might lead to adoption eventually with the right child, but won't necessarily? What would be the ideal mentality or goals for foster parents? They can't be that thick on the ground, can they?

I'm invested in this question because someone close to me was adopted from the foster care system in what seems to be as ideal and amicable a manner as possible, with his birth mother eventually agreeing that his adoptive parents could offer him a more stable home then she could. Everyone is still in contact, I can't imagine a better outcome. His adoptive parents fostered children for years, eventually adopting twice (out of probably 30 kids that were placed with them, some briefly). Is that an uncommon story?

Sure. Of course I don't want you to incriminate yourself if that's an issue, and nothing you might have done would justify the treatment you received.

I'd be interested to hear what you would say motivated people who were involved with the IRA, either casually or deeply. Especially people you knew or met during this experience.

Were you involved with the IRA? Are you able to answer that?

If so, can you explain what motivated you and how you became involved?