In re B.M.

This termination-of-parental-rights case poses painfully difficult questions. Father, who did not play a significant care-*333taking role in this child’s early life, has overcome substance abuse problems and stabilized his life, and now believes he can act as a parent to his young daughter. The child, now almost nine years old, has been in the custody of the Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services (SRS) for over five years, living with the same foster parents for that time. In such cases, there are no good solutions, but this case is particularly troubling given the prolonged uncertainty…