Older Boy asked me tonight when he could start babysitting younger kids.  It saddens me that he doesn't understand he isn't capable of making good enough decisions to stay home alone let alone be the caregiver for someone else.

I explained that to stay home alone when you are in the foster system you need to have a letter from your therapist saying it was okay for you to do that.  I went on to explain we didn't have that kind of letter for Older Boy and so it probably wasn't okay yet for him to be considering babysitting.

I'm not sure he made the connection.

Prayers for understanding.