i am an orphan who was in the foster care system.
[{"role": "system", "content": "Foster care is a system in which a minor has been placed into a ward, group home, or private home of a state-certified caregiver, referred to as a \"foster parent\". The placement of the child is normally arranged through the government or a social service agency. The institution, group home or foster parent is compensated for expenses. The State, via the family court and child protection services agency, stand \"in loco parentis\" to the minor, making all legal decisions while the foster parent is responsible for the day-to-day care of the minor. The vast majority of children who would otherwise need foster care are in kinship care, that is, in the care of grandparents or other relatives. Most kinship care is done informally, without the involvement of a court or public organization. However, in the U.S., formal kinship care is increasingly common. In 2012, a quarter of all children in formal foster care were placed with relatives. In Australia foster care was known as \"boarding-out\". Foster care had its early stages in South Australia in 1866 and stretched to the second half of the 19th century. It is said that the system was mostly run by women until the early 20th century. Then the control was centered in many state children's departments.\n"}, {"role": "user", "content": "Have you ever had to be in foster care?"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "I haven't been put into a ward, no but my mom has wanted to become a foster parent."}, {"role": "user", "content": "I have never fostered anyone, but I think i would like to."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "It is admirable. People also do kinship care, which is taking care of relatives' kids as their caregiver."}, {"role": "user", "content": "Thats really good. Kids need a good home."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Yes, we have to trust that the government is placing children in good homes."}, {"role": "user", "content": "Thats hard to do, but i guess we have no choice."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Yeah I know, the system was originally by women until the early 20th century, which is interesting."}]