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Let's crack on with today's first story. Now today's first story comes from Hopeful Fold 1 who says,

am I the asshole for telling my stepbrother and girlfriend to sign over parental rights?

So my 30 female, stepbrother S, 30 male and his girlfriend, J, 28 female, got caught up in

some illegal drug stuff and our addicts.

They are looking at 8 to 10 years with a plea.

They have a 5-year-old daughter, N.

With their court date coming up, S and J asked Dad and Stepmum to continue caring for N during their sentence.

S and J was supposed to find a permanent place, but Jay's family said no.

The issue is Dad is legally blind and stepmom has cancer.

Neither one of them is capable of caring for a small child long term.

My stepmom is extremely exhausted from chemo and can barely get out of bed most days,

so N is pretty much stuck in the house all day.

My dad tries, but he cannot drive, so the furthest they go are walks around the house. Now, I own my house, so I have room

for N. My dad and step-mom called and asked me if I'd be willing to take an N. My boyfriend

is on board. Well, as we discussed it, he made some good points.

Eight to ten years is a long time and we would be investing a lot of resources and time into

N, making sure she has the best opportunities. He then asked what would happen when they are

released. Would she have to go back to her parents? What about her mental well-being

and needs? Would we have to fight in court? How would we handle letting her go? I then called

a family lawyer and they suggested have an S&J sign away parental rights. I sat down

with S&J and explained that I would take N but only under the condition that they sign over

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