My sister is in this position and I am finding it quite difficult to accept and would like some other point of views to help me get my head round it. I am trying to be supportive (particularly as our mum is not!) but am struggling.
The baby is currently in care, and has been since she was born (I am not sure if the mother is not allowed to have her or doesn't want her).
It all just seems so fast - less than 12 months ago, my sister was married, her family was complete....and now, she is seperated, with a new partner (who she was actually engaged to when she was in her early 20's so not really a 'new' partner) who left his (pregnant) partner - and now they are moving in together and likely to gain custody of the baby.
Her new partner cheated on her and then left her all those years ago and doesn't exactly come with a great reputation. Initially he wanted nothing to do with the baby so I think my sister has pushed him into it....but why can I only think that it will all go pear-shaped in a couple of years and she will be left holding the baby??
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If you had been with your new partner for less than 1 year, would you be happy to take on his 2-month old baby fulltime?
Ceebee74 · 23/09/2009 15:29
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