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America's

foster

care

system could be a lifeline for some 400,000 children who desperately need a place to call home, but sometimes the people who volunteer to

foster

these children do so for the wrong reason. New accusations tonight about raging abuse in the foster

care

system they're calling this a kids for cash case this is the best day ever wait here the word is fries and shakes okay, okay, don't be greedy, I only get a limited amount of money a month for you, this is a job I take care of You, we have installed our hidden cameras in the Park Avenue restaurant in Plainfield, New Jersey, and fired actors to play a adopted child, his adopted mother and his biological daughter, you can get

what

ever you want, you are my real daughter, but

what

about the child?

Well it turns out this foster mom is only in it for the money honey if she adopted you she

would

stop charging me if you witnessed someone mistreating her foster child what

would

you do? Thank you very much for welcoming you. Caleb is very excited about his trip to the restaurant yes, can we do a quick yes, but this woman is about to learn that for Caleb there is a very different set of rules, she is my real daughter, she gets things that you don't understand , you can have her leftovers now that you are being a bad influence on my daughter don't do that she was showing me it doesn't matter what I was doing she cares what you were doing you she looks at us Tracy and Ava get full meals this will be for you but Caleb he only gets a side of fries, how come I can't have a burger too because I only get a limited amount of money a month?

Stop, you should be more grateful and if I send you back, no one will adopt you with that, the woman is up and walking around the room and we wonder what he is thinking when he approaches our actors table, he is hello, I'm sorry if It bothered you, okay, it didn't bother me, it didn't bother me, I told him I sang, but he's not the real me. son, I can't lie to you and tell you I'll have him forever I take care of foster children all the time I know how to do this he's fine he's just having a bad day before she makes that call it's time to introduce ourselves My name is John Kinney, sincere , what would you do?

He's fine, he couldn't eat, you know, this happens. I know people who have been foster children and felt that their parents treated them differently, so I wasn't raised that way. If you are someone in your home, you treat them like you treat every part of your family. We reset the scene and our mother continues to treat her adopted son like a second-class member of the family. Well Caitlyn, you have about $4, maybe you can get whatever you want. I want, okay, this woman and her mother are listening clearly. Can I excuse myself after using the bathroom? Yeah, when Caleb walks away, how would they pay you for being a little over 700?

They listen a lot more. So if we keep it below $4.00, then we can do whatever we want. You could get an iPad with this. Get paid when Caleb returns. I really want a hamburger, please. I would say, are there any under $4.00? No, she can't help but join the conversation with a kind offer for Kayla. budget we're on our way to meet this generous woman when she goes one step further now you're on it obviously it bothered you yes and I'll have to write down her name and number and what were you going to do with that I was going to call him a reporter what do you say to People who do that in real life?

I think a lot of people do it for the wrong reasons, they think they are going to make money and it is very sad for me because The children are the ones who suffer during the day while our foster mother continues to berate Caleb. Some people feel like it's not their place to get involved. The only reason we agreed to have you as a foster child is because we need extra money and such. tell us that our mom didn't cross the line tell me that she wasn't touching him or hating him and that there was really nothing anyone can do petronia their own children in their own way you know and Elmi you get involved in the loans you will see any type of physical abuse so you know that's id how his kids are his kids you know now Caleb pretends like he can't take it anymore wipe your tears it's ridiculous and this man trying to embarrass me in public you don't do that in public well we'll let him talk no, no, he I understand, I'm just trying to teach him a lesson.

Imagine how he feels having heard this his entire life so far. Yeah, no, I just need the money. He is not, could not be. Rather, what did it take for you to speak? I wanted to tell him that he was important and better than that. I knew he had to start with her, but he just wanted her to hear someone speak for him because all people are worth it. respected, we are old once again, the jewels called IFA send you back and the next woman immediately identifies it: what is going on here? How many times do I have to explain this to you?

This is my real daughter, they won't treat you the same. You are a foster child, stop and it doesn't take long for him to put up with your behavior. This child is unacceptable. This is my adopted son. He doesn't need to know that if you choose to carry carrion, then take care of yourself, it's a job. and your job is to make yourself feel safe, comfortable and loved, and if you can't do that, don't do it, then send him the system until they find someone who loves him, but you're putting him down, you're doing it. I feel like less of a person because that is your real son and you didn't give him the time to meet Linda Gaspari.

In fact, he just wanted to take him, beat him, and protect him. He needed someone to defend him. You got me. I'm glad that he's acting, that's what I wish we had, that the ability and the means to accept any child that is in the system, this is our future here.