“After taxes are taken out, I only make about $45k a year,” she explained. “I know I could get help from the government (maybe) if I become his legal guardian.”
“I’m not sure if my dad would be able to pay child support or, if he does, how much it would even be. Just to help cover the cost of rent, I would need a minimum of $1,000 a month so my brother could have his own room.”
“Also, before anyone comes for me too hard, I am not a mother, but I did raise my 3 younger siblings on my mom’s side until I was 18, and now I am a nanny. I know kids are expensive, and taking in a child could change my life forever, but I also don’t want him to grow up thinking no one cared enough about him, and I definitely do not want him to go into foster care.”
What advice do you have for her?
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