If your 11 year old neighbor had a horrible home life and barely had anything to eat, would you let her hang out at your house?

[caito]

My new neighbors have their 11 year old niece living with them. She's a sweet kid but it seems like she's been through a lot. Her mom died five years ago and I've gathered she's bounced around from relative to relative ever since. Her siblings live with different aunts and uncles and it seems she's not very wanted. Yesterday she told me she liked playing with kids, and she asked if she could come over and play with my daughter. Of course I agreed, why wouldn't I? My kid loves having people to play with.

She hung out most of the day down here. I've let her borrow DVDs and I even gave my old Twilight books. Then tonight she came down and said they'd gone out to eat and left her home alone. I fed her supper and she burst into tears and said her aunt hates her.

I feel really bad for this kid. And while it does inconvenience me a little to give her our food, especially when we have so little to begin with, it makes me feel good to help her out. I just hope her aunt doesn't get mad at me for helping her out. It just seems like she needs a buddy right now.

Would you do the same?

[-mamas-]

Quoting usmcwifey11:

In a heartbeat.

[mommy_2_be_2010]

Hell yes I would I would also call cps poor girl needs a loving supportive family.......where's dad in all of this?

[xx13itch143xx]

Yes i would do the same. And I would go to the house and ask why she was left home. .

[mommy_2_be_2010]

Agree

Quoting MommaLis5:

I would probably unofficially "adopt" her. God always provides a way.  What's a little inconvience to a child having someone who cares and a full tummy?  I'd go hungry before I let this little girl go hungry.

[caito]

I just know there's certain people that would turn others away :/ Like it's not their responsibility or whatever.

Quoting seraphimsong:

Is this even a question?

Yes of course I would. If there was a hungry child I would go hungry before I let her go home with an empty belly.

[caito]

She said her dad lives in the next town over with her infant half-sister. I assumed he's married and has a new life and doesn't want anything to do with her and her other brothers and sisters.

Quoting mommy_2_be_2010:

Hell yes I would I would also call cps poor girl needs a loving supportive family.......where's dad in all of this?

[maria295447]

thank you for during this ..:)

[mrsbrand]

As long as it wouldn't take food out of my kids mouth, even if I had to skip a few meals to do it. I had a friend as a kid who was basically starved and I always gave her my lunch because I knew I could eat supper that night. I would never let my kids go without, but I sure would go without to help a kid.

[mmprincess]

I have and did in a similar situation.  We moved to our apartment 6 years ago.  The neighbor adopted her 4 grandkids.  I realized after awhile she did it for the money.  They were the tipical "live off the system".  We took the daughter under our wings that was trying to get out of that lifestyle.  She is now comleted her first year in college and lives with us.  We are tight on money but addeed her to our children.  Although we have not legally adopted her she turned 19 yesterday and is one of our own. 

[kzuehlk]

I would and have. My neighbor across the street was a drug addict. His 9 year old daughter used to hang out at my house all the time. She ate and showered here and I gave her a lot of my clothes. She never had clean ones. She eventually got taken away from her dad and was adopted by her aunt. I ran into her recently and she looks so much happier