Foster Mom is volunteering at M's preschool. Join in on the awkward/uncomfortable/tell-all conversation she had with one of the Teacher Aids who helps in the class:
TA: So how long have you and your husband been married?
Foster Mom: A few years
TA: Wow! Do you have any of your own kids?
Foster Mom: Not yet, we wanted to be foster parents first. There's so many kids that need a good home...
TA: Ohhh, is there good money in it?
Foster Mom: Not really, it hardly covers the basics.
TA: Yeah, my husband and I thought about doing it.
--- insert pointless chatter for a few minutes that somehow transitioned to this ---
TA: Ya know, it's hard not beating your kids. I used to beat my husband and first child. I had to work really hard to get out of it. I'm surprised my husband even stayed around.
Foster Mom: (shocked) Wow. You are so great with the kids, I would have never thought you struggled with that. It's great you turned your life around.
And scene
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