My niece is currently camping in my aunt’s living room as she was removed from her mother who drinks. Her dad, my brother, says he is trying to get appropriate accommodation to take her on but nothing much is happening and I don’t see that changing. It’s been months. My aunt is elderly and unwell and doesn’t think she can go on with the current set up.
I have started to consider if we could have her. She’s a lovely girl and no one seems to want her. Reasons to hesitate are - we have two dc, one with asd. Could be hard for them. I have health issues and when they kick off I need a lot of rest. House is small, we have a box room that is currently an office we could convert for her but wouldn’t be a lot of space. Her parents are both difficult to deal with. I currently don’t interact with either of them and don’t fancy inviting that chaos into my life.
Obviously there’s much to consider, it’s hard to step back and see clearly when it’s family. I don’t want to make things worse for her or us. I don’t want her to be left in her situation.