Many people have to accept at a very young age that they will eventually serve as full-time caretakers for their family members. Whether it’s a parent who is aging and doesn’t have enough money for retirement, or a sibling who isn’t independent enough mentally to take care of themselves, it’s a big burden to bear. …
Seguir leyendo 18-year-old refuses to be the guardian of his 12-year-old stepsister because he already committed to caring for his 14-year-old brother: ‘My stepdad said I’m perfectly capable of doing it for both’
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Widowed stepmother of 5 and 7-year-old boys refuses to be the legal guardian of her sister’s kids if anything ever happened to her and her husband: ‘I can’t handle 2 more traumatized children, not tomorrow, not in a year, never again.’
Becoming a stepparent is a big undertaking, but nobody expects to become the sole caretaker of their spouse’s children from a previous relationship. Usually, it’s a lift between you and your partner and their ex (and maybe even their ex’s partner), which allows for quality time with their kids without the pressure of usurping the …
Seguir leyendo Widowed stepmother of 5 and 7-year-old boys refuses to be the legal guardian of her sister’s kids if anything ever happened to her and her husband: ‘I can’t handle 2 more traumatized children, not tomorrow, not in a year, never again.’
18-year-old refuses to be the guardian of his 12-year-old stepsister because he already committed to caring for his 14-year-old brother: ‘My stepdad said I’m perfectly capable of doing it for both’
Many people have to accept at a very young age that they will eventually serve as full-time caretakers for their family members. Whether it’s a parent who is aging and doesn’t have enough money for retirement, or a sibling who isn’t independent enough mentally to take care of themselves, it’s a big burden to bear. …
Seguir leyendo 18-year-old refuses to be the guardian of his 12-year-old stepsister because he already committed to caring for his 14-year-old brother: ‘My stepdad said I’m perfectly capable of doing it for both’
32-year-old man calls cops on 2 and 7-year-old children playing outside unattended, neighbor responsible for the kids screams at him for not letting them into his house: ‘The officer just let her leave with the boy and didn’t even go talk to the parents’
I hate that we live in such a surveillance culture. I understand parents wanting to protect their kids as much as they can, but forbidding kids from playing outside independently has a hugely negative impact on children. If they feel safe playing in their neighborhood without needing to ask their parents every five seconds if …
Seguir leyendo 32-year-old man calls cops on 2 and 7-year-old children playing outside unattended, neighbor responsible for the kids screams at him for not letting them into his house: ‘The officer just let her leave with the boy and didn’t even go talk to the parents’