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15 going on 16 "daughter" - Help!!
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<blockquote data-quote="BloodiedButUnbowed" data-source="post: 697142" data-attributes="member: 13303"><p>Were legal papers executed where the parents disavowed their rights to this child, and transferred them over to you? If not then I would consult an attorney to see where you stand. This is a very dysfunctional situation, the parents could turn on you and sue you for any number of things. I would guess this must be an informal arrangement you have with the girl's parents because such a situation would be highly irregular. Courts are loathe to remove children from their biological parents.</p><p></p><p>You are in way over your head and it has nothing to do with Elsa - rather, it has everything to do with your need to fix, manage, and control this young lady. Caring is one thing. Obsession is another. It seems at a certain point you became obsessed with saving this girl a la Eliza Doolittle.</p><p></p><p>Plenty of academically talented individuals languish with unfulfilled lives, end up dead or in jail, etc.</p><p></p><p>I am a teacher and there is no way in heaven I would ever allow a student access to my personal life, period, let alone quasi-adopt them.</p><p></p><p>I am curious why you single this girl out as being Asian. That strikes me as being possibly stereotypical. Ethnicity has nothing to do with someone's choices in life. Neither does academic intelligence. </p><p></p><p>I did have a friend who was a teacher years ago and she took in 'foundling' youth like you. She ended up losing her career and being sued by a parent.</p><p></p><p>Before doing anything, I would lawyer up and follow their advice.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BloodiedButUnbowed, post: 697142, member: 13303"] Were legal papers executed where the parents disavowed their rights to this child, and transferred them over to you? If not then I would consult an attorney to see where you stand. This is a very dysfunctional situation, the parents could turn on you and sue you for any number of things. I would guess this must be an informal arrangement you have with the girl's parents because such a situation would be highly irregular. Courts are loathe to remove children from their biological parents. You are in way over your head and it has nothing to do with Elsa - rather, it has everything to do with your need to fix, manage, and control this young lady. Caring is one thing. Obsession is another. It seems at a certain point you became obsessed with saving this girl a la Eliza Doolittle. Plenty of academically talented individuals languish with unfulfilled lives, end up dead or in jail, etc. I am a teacher and there is no way in heaven I would ever allow a student access to my personal life, period, let alone quasi-adopt them. I am curious why you single this girl out as being Asian. That strikes me as being possibly stereotypical. Ethnicity has nothing to do with someone's choices in life. Neither does academic intelligence. I did have a friend who was a teacher years ago and she took in 'foundling' youth like you. She ended up losing her career and being sued by a parent. Before doing anything, I would lawyer up and follow their advice. [/QUOTE]
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