I want to adopt my little cousin

[AKTMOTHER]

My little cousin is 18 and she lives with her sister who is not a good rolemodel for her. My aunt passed away last year which she is her mother, and took care of her very well. Now she is pregnant and only 18. I want to let her reside with me in my home but i think that i am putting myself in a bad situation. Maybe becuse she's 18 and i consider her an adult, and she needs to do adult things. I think if i let her know how i feel she might not want to come but then again she might would love to come. The problem with that is that she needs to get herself a job and finish high school. I will make sure that she does that if she lives with me, where to say that her sister could care less whether she goes to school or not. But then again I was 18 before too, and she may feel as though that i am tring to take my aunt's place and be her mother, but all i am tring to do is show her the right way in life. I don't know what i should do?

[MSugarKane]

Jul. 27, 2009 at 7:49 AM

Go to her, sit her down, present what you have to offer to her, no ands/ifs /or buts , be pleasant, caring and let her decide.  Whatever she decides you know in your heart you tried your best.