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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP, I'm an immigrant from Asia where this type of ask is pretty common. My parents bore the brunt of it. One of my cousins sent her son to a school near my parents, with the understanding that my parents would keep an eye on him. It did not go well. The son was very disrespectful and ungracious, whereas my mom went out of her way to do things for him. After that they said never again.

Short of truly dire situations (war zone or parental death), I would not take in a child of a relative. You can barely keep your head above water; you have no bandwidth to take on another dependent.

Relatives overseas often have some really unrealistic views of life in America. Do not give in to family pressure. It can get really insidious. [/quote]

Not to hijack the OPs thread but I do not understand this. Everyone around here , particularly our Asian friends, thinks the US public education system is far less rigorous than schools in many Asian countries. Why is it a common ask to send cousins to live with someone else just to attend a US public school?[/quote]

Because the schools in Asia are pressure cookers.[/quote]

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