Many foster parents almost deserve a medal. For the issues they try to cope with all too often.

Almost all these children age out of the system. Having little to no family at all.

If nothing else it indicates the need and importance of family structures. At least today. Some effort is expended to see if a bad home situation can be helped. So the children do not have to enter the system.

I also suspect being a foster parent gets harder and harder with the years. As society changes values.

Nate taking them on his long drives expands their horizons hopefully.