Even before I became Disabled/chronically ill, I would never have accepted guardianship for someone's child.
Back when I was healthy, I had:
- a very stressful full time job with long hours and a long commute
- a tiny flat/apartment
- Not enough money left over after rent and medical bills for paid childcare
- I am not emotionally equipped to parent for a wide range of reasons
- There are SO MANY excellent foster parents and foster-to-adopt parents. People talk about foster care like it's terrible and it CAN be... but often an excellent foster parent or a foster-to-adopt parent is a better choice than an unenthusiastic friend or relative who has been guilt-tripped into agreeing to be a guardian.
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Back when I was healthy, I had:
- a very stressful full time job with long hours and a long commute
- a tiny flat/apartment
- Not enough money left over after rent and medical bills for paid childcare
- I am not emotionally equipped to parent for a wide range of reasons
- There are SO MANY excellent foster parents and foster-to-adopt parents. People talk about foster care like it's terrible and it CAN be... but often an excellent foster parent or a foster-to-adopt parent is a better choice than an unenthusiastic friend or relative who has been guilt-tripped into agreeing to be a guardian.