Member Since: August 8, 2006
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Last Update: August 13, 2006
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My 50-something year-old boyfriend lives in a household with his 80+-year old mother and a brother, also in his 50's. Last year his 50+ year old sister moved in with her daughter (his niece) and the daughter's 3 year-old son. (The niece has four other children who reside elsewhere.)
Recently, the niece moved out to live with a man but did not take the child. Now the family is in an uproar, claiming they don't want to take care of the 3 year old left behind by his mom.
I don't plan to get personally involved because these are dysfunctional, toxic people with bad attitudes. He keeps asking me for advice on what to do with the child, and he's angry that the niece (who obviously has problems) has left them with her responsibility. He also doesn't want his sickly 80 year old mother involved in the day-to-day care of a 3 year old child.
I am worried about the long-term psychological effects on a child who's being rejected by both his mother, grandmother, his uncles, just because they are angry with the mother. What confusion that child must be feeling, with all the hostility around him and an absent mother (his father is in jail)! This is how criminals and serial killers are made...
I say the kid gets abused if they force the mother to take him, gets abused if he's forced into foster care by the state, gets abused if the family is forced to keep him when they don't want to.
Do I sit and watch this horror unfold, walk away from them all and/or secretly call the authorities? I just can't seem to turn my back on this child.... (link)
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well i'm 13 so i don't really know about the kid.
but i think you should keep him or her little kids are adorable.
and a 50 year old man living with his mom still.
hahahahahahahahahaha
sorry but that's histaricle.
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You are wise for 13 years old. If you knew this family you wouldn't come within 100 feet of them even for the sake of the child. But you're the only one that picked that up. 57 years old you should have your own place. Hysterical is an understatement Laughable Stupid Co-dependent But he's a nice guy and I've known him 25 years He treats me right....
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