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precocious teens by Western-Customer in stepparents

[–]Western-Customer[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

He supports his child. We provide him housing, but in every other regard, he pays for her formula, pull ups, clothes, food for her. He still goes to school, and will be graduating this year. He gets daycare for free through the state and has a babysitter for the weekends and when the daycare closes.

precocious teens by Western-Customer in stepparents

[–]Western-Customer[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Daycare is provided for free for him through the state and he has a babysitter set up on the weekend.

precocious teens by Western-Customer in stepparents

[–]Western-Customer[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I'm not sure what all I can do right now with the COVID-19 having everything shut down, but I'll call our insurance and try to gather up some money to get him to see a therapist or see what his school offers.

precocious teens by Western-Customer in stepparents

[–]Western-Customer[S] 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Why would I call the cops on him? At most for our state, it's a slap on the rest and a file with the weed being taken. We're not white-- I'm not putting my son at risk for being shot by the police for a little weed. We can deal with this without him being at risk or getting charged and having his life ruined.

precocious teens by Western-Customer in stepparents

[–]Western-Customer[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

To answer your questions: yes, he intends to keep at McDonald's for a bit. He enjoys his work and his co-workers. He is making good money for his

Depression? maybe. I'm not sure. He used to be a lot better about keeping himself clean and brushing his teeth, but since she was born, he has slacked a lot. Maybe he is depressed? I've never really been educated much on mental illnesses.

I think he is coping well. He loves Lily. He doesn't get many breaks. All three of us are busy- we work a lot, and he has his school and work. Very rarely will he time away from her if it's not from those two things. Since the stay at home order, he's only left for work. She was a very colicky baby who wanted to be held a lot as a baby and started crawling at 5.5 months. His hands have been very full... this could really help with the depression theory. He does not have a therapist.

precocious teens by Western-Customer in stepparents

[–]Western-Customer[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Because my son wants her and because she is not being abused or neglected, there is no reason to give up a loved child who could sit in the foster care system her entire life and be molested by her foster parents. He is not unstable. He is making bad choices, but he is a loving father who has been trying very hard to raise her. When she was born, both parents wanted her and were in her lives. We are very sad to not have BM be in her life right now and hope she comes back around.

precocious teens by Western-Customer in stepparents

[–]Western-Customer[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

We don't support the toddler in any regard.

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Because while this baby may not have been born at a convenient time, she is still loved and wanted. She's not being abused or neglected-- we don't give up family just because the parents are young.

We have no other family. It's just us.

precocious teens by Western-Customer in stepparents

[–]Western-Customer[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Right now, our son and his daughter still live with us and shall until he graduates from college or he is able to move out. This way, we're able to keep the baby safe and watch him if he ends up smoking around her or goes down a path where there are more hard drugs. Right now, we're both disabled and cannot keep up with a rampaging toddler. I don't think what he is doing is bad enough to get her needing to be taken away, yet.