Would You Agee to Be A Guardian.

@Chevee (5905)
United States
December 28, 2008 8:00pm CST
Right before I left work one of my co-workers sister passed, and she had to take her sister children, she is the legal guardian over these children, I don't know what happen to the father. It is 3 children the youngest is 2 years old. My friend and her fiance got married after she got custody of the children he married her so that he could be there with her to help raise and take care of the children. I think that is a great thing that the two of them is doing. Are you the guardian over any of your deceased family children? Would you agree to take in your family or friends children and raise them?
9 responses
29 Dec 08
Hi Chevee, I think it so sad for the kids. No I am not guardian to any children. Hug. Tamara
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@ANTIQUELADY (36440)
• United States
29 Dec 08
your friend must be a very good person. the guy did a great thing to. i'm really to old & unhealthy to take on children to raise but i would if i needed to of course.
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@ronaldinu (12422)
• Malta
2 Jan 09
I would have no difficult to father and be responsible for my nephews or children of my friends. I think it is a noble gesture, an altruistic act to take care of children who are not your own. Taking care of your own children is a sacrifice sometimes let alone if you take care that of the others.
@howard96h (11640)
• New York, New York
29 Dec 08
I would become Guardian and care for my nieces and nephew if something happened to their parents. I would not let them become separated and go to different homes. I wouldn't even have to think twice about it.
@Chevee (5905)
• United States
29 Dec 08
That is good of you to do this, my mother passed when I was young and the first thing my relatives did was separate her children. I have a brother that I did not grow up with.
@howard96h (11640)
• New York, New York
29 Dec 08
I am sorry to hear that, that would be something that would bother me. Are you in contact with your brother now?
@Rosekitty (19368)
• San Marcos, Texas
29 Dec 08
Chevee..that is a very wonderful thing your friend did or her Sister and if i had to for my sisters or my children in taking my grandkids i would for all of them.. I gave birth to 5 so i'm used to big families and mine keeps getting bigger with each grandchild.. Thankfully i haven't had to deal with any of what your friend did by losing someone to be a guardian, but i'd do it in a minute with no problem..
• United States
29 Dec 08
i think i would step up to the plate and take on the challenge if needs be it is important for children to be parented by good people and if i think i can be a good roul model and a ray of hope or an inspration to someones child i would do the best i can as the childs guardian
@Grandmaof2 (7579)
• Canada
29 Dec 08
My answer would have to be no I would not because I would want the very best for the kids and I am not able to look after myself some days let alone a child. At my age and the condition of my health I could not take children in full time but I would sure want to be a part of their life. When I was a young woman healthy and in my twenties even as a single mom I took in foster children and raised them as my own. It was hard to see them go but I had them till they were returned to their parents.
@CatsandDogs (13963)
• United States
29 Dec 08
Yes I would, in a heartbeat! I love children and can't have any of my own so to adopt a family members child would be a blessing although the parent would be gone in this case. Even if they were alive, I'd do it and would very much rather it be the case instead of them being gone but yeah, I'd do it and so would my husband.
@camomom (7535)
• United States
29 Dec 08
It's not the same situation but I have a future stepson that I help raise. It's a very long story and not one to get nto here but it was my choice to have him in our lives because I was pregnant with his half sister. His dad wasn't sure where he was even living at the time and wasn't in a hurry to try to find him because of a bad situation with his mother. He also thought it would be too hard on his son, because he wasn't in his life for a long time due to other issues. I insisted on him finding his son so that he and his sister could be in eachothers lives. I also very strongly suggested going to court to have a custody arrangement drawn up. It's all worked out pretty good and his dad thanks me everyday for helping him get his son back. I guess you could say that it was my choice to be his gaurdian. Yes, I would take in my families kids if they passed away and if that's what they wanted. I would also take in my best friends kids if that's what she wanted.