You can do anything you put your mind to! You have a chance to love and mold the life of this young person who looks up to you! That's the biggest compliment you can get. You can help this little man become a better person than his father was to you. God is entrusting these lives to you because he believes in you. Talk to someone in your church. See if you can find more support for families. Support groups, family groups, .....

Best Of Luck***

OcEaN

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Ledgewood said:
To make a (very) long story short, my brother (well, half-brother, but I just say brother) and his wife have a 6 year old (almost 7) son. My brother has recently been put in jail for crimes he committed against me when he was my guardian, and it's going to be safe to say he will be in jail for a while.

Normally the kid would stay with his mum, but his mum just passed away and now he is left an orphan. Now I've always been close to the kid, he's a brilliant kid. He knows his mum and dad won't be coming back, and now he says he wants to stay with me.

But I'm 19, I've got two very young kids as it is, and I've got a lot on my plate lately: I'm scared I can't do it. Legally, on his papers, if his parents were to be unable to take care of him, he goes to my girlfriend and I. I've taken care of him on numerous occasions, and he's even asked me if I'm going to be his new daddy.

I feel bad because he seems to think of me as a father figure, but I've always considered myself his fun uncle, not as a responsible guardian.

Just wanted everyone's two cents on the situation.

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