Current Events > Would you be able to comfortably take care for a child RIGHT now?

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lets say hypothetically, you had a brother(dat you loved very much) who lived 10 hours away, an unfortunate accident happens and da parents pass away leaving a 4 year old boy parentless, and dey put your name to take care of da child in case anything happened to dem(without you knowing). Dere is no other family left to take care of said child

Would you be able to comfortably take care of a child at dis moment? or would it be super tough? explain

Fuck no, having to take care of a kid is one of my worst nightmares. They are going into foster care.

If you mean, financially comfortable, it is hard to say. The fact that there is no other family means my parents and my other brother would be dead as well, and I'd have presumably inherited a bunch of stuff from them. Other than my parents' house though, I don't really know the specifics. Mentally it would be tough just because merely taking care of myself is already tough on me.

I can barely take care of myself

No, and I have a kid

Comfortably? No, my husband and I choose not to have kids and don't want to have kids.

Could we do it? Sure, we have a house with a guest bedroom (now the kid's room) and the financial wherewithal to do so. We're talking a lot of adjustments though.

Easily. I have the support structure, the time, the flexibility at work, a big house, and plenty of money to financially support.

I have no desire to, but it wouldn't be an issue.

fuck no

I have my little one sleeping in my arms right now

we stopped at 2 kids, but we would absolutely take in our families kids if it ever came to that. It wouldnt be easy but we could do it

Yeah. My wife's little brother came to live with us when he was 11. He's 16 now. We are also expecting a child next month.

We actually get extra benefits if we have a third kid. So yeah.

I'm still living at home with my parents and I'll be 30 tomorrow. ._.

No, and I'm sure I never will be.

I've got lots of extra space, and money wouldn't be a problem, so in that sense it would be comfortable.

It would disrupt my lifestyle a bit, but I'd manage if a child needed me to.

We could probably handle one more. I find our second baby hasnt really made things that much more challenging tbh. The first one changed everything.

The challenge would be the bonding with a child you dont know well.

Financially, yes. But I wouldnt be able to support a kid in all the other required ways

Could we? Yes. Would I want to? No. My kids are both teens now and I would not want to deal with a small child that needs so much help now.

Yes, I already have a son and could easily afford to take care of my nephew. Family takes care of family.

I think I could. Especially if I had no choice like this situation.

Comfortably? No.

But could I (and would I) do it? Yes. It would suck, and there are a lot of things that I would have to immediately or quickly change, but its all doable

That depends entirely on the definition of comfortably.

I'd do it, but I imagine it won't be pleasant.

Yes. We're a two-income, no-kids household right now. We have the room and means to do it, and I would do it with no question.

Be able to? Yes. Would i in that scenario? No.

In the sense of money, time, and space, yes, though mentally and emotionally, not so much. In this hypothetical where my entire family and my siblings in-laws have all been wiped out, I would do what I had to, certainly not going to send my only remaining family into the foster system, though realistically I am, like, the third best choice, at best, were something like this to happen in real life.

"Comfortably", most likely never. There's more to raising a child than giving them food and a place to sleep.

lol hell no

With some tight budgeting I probably have the money. I don't have the space though.