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Our parents abandon us. Now I'm scared to raise my little sister alone. Oh, that is a lot,

O.P. Our parents, in their 50s, divorced five years ago. And after that, we were basically

passed around between them, as neither of them were keen to have us around, especially since they

both remarried soon and had their new families and new stepkids to worry about. By the way, this comes from user Shurksa, and if you want to submit your own stories, go to the R-slash-O-K-Storytime subreddit. I'm Keon. I'm Carly. And we're here to give good advice goofily, but we don't have all the answers. We only know what we'd do, so let us know what you would do in the comments. When I, 21 male, became 18, my sister was 8, now 11 female, they told me that I need to take care of her all by myself now. In reality, I always had taken care of her since they never spent time with her. It was clear that they didn't want to be involved anymore. They transferred her full custody to me and gave us money every month so we wouldn't bother them. So that's how it's been for the past three years. I live with my sister and I'm doing my best to make sure she has a stable home, gets enough attention, feels loved, and is growing up as well, and has everything she needs.

Unlike them, I don't see her as a burden, and I really love her and want the best for her.

In these past three years, our parents haven't made any real efforts to even bother checking up on her.

The plan was that I collect checks from them every month, but that's the end of their involvement in our lives.

In the first few months, I used to take her with me when I collected the checks, but they both were so indifferent and unfriendly towards us that it always made her sad. The last time I took her with me, it was right before her birthday, and I was planning a small party for her with her friends, and she was very excited. She asked our mom to come and received a no answer she

didn't even bother getting her a gift she only wrote an extra one hundred dollar on the check

and told me to get a gift for her on her behalf my sister started crying as soon as we left

the next day the same thing happened when we went to my father's place and he didn't even say that

he just declined to come i was angry at them that was the last time she saw them. They never came around to see her. I only see them when I go to get the checks and they don't even invite me in anymore. They have it ready when I arrive and they just hand it over and say goodbye. My sister has been dealing with abandonment issues as a result. She, rightfully, feels that our parents traded her for their new partners and kids, and she's afraid that the same thing might happen to her with me. That I might go off with some other people and leave her alone. I always reassure her that this will never happen and I'm always there for her. That we will live together until she completely grows up and I'm going to take care of her, but I don't think this has

completely taken away her fears. What should I do to help her? I want her to feel safe and loved

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