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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Op, good luck to you woth your decision. Sounds like your young relative needs a force of stability in her life and it is commendable that you are figuring out if that firce will be you. 
Huge committment but likely well worth it. This situation has happened in my extended family and the individual is doing well, he has always been appreciative and done well in school. Even as a young child, he seemed to be just craving a stable life, once he got that, he settled in. Family took care of him together, summers with an aunt, school year with another relative, not being shifted around but sharing the responsibility.
Seems as though you want to give it an honest try, would you regret not trying?
What do your grown children say? [/quote]

My children said all the same things you guys did. First it was an enthusiastic DO IT! Then it was, "Wait. She's how old now?" 12 and headding into middle school=a bit too far gone, especially when I'll be unable to provide long hours of supervision. They also suggested summer--but only with tightly scheduled activities.

The conversation was truly like reading these responses. It's as if you guys provided them with a script that the decided to recite.[/quote]

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