Quote: (01-13-2016 07:54 AM)Going strong Wrote:
Quote: (01-12-2016 12:04 PM)VolandoVengoVolandoVoy Wrote:
The fact that your niece is living with you changes everything.
The little girl is the most important thing in this equation. She is blameless ....
"Little princess" is blameless... unless she is the one not washing her plates in the sink. I mean, minors also can and should do common shores in a house (basic cleaning, keeping their room in order...).
It really depends on the age. From his post, I got the feeling that we are talking about a little girl, i.e. 5 years old or less.
If this is the case, "tough" love isn't the ticket here.
Boundaries and structure, of course.
Maybe I could have worded it differently, but my basic idea is that the mother (his sister) may well be a waste of space and irresponsible, but the kid shouldn't suffer for it.
And whatever her mother may be, that doesn't change the fact that the girl is his blood, his niece.
In my opinion, that means something. It is an obligation and responsibility.
"Me llaman el desaparecido
Que cuando llega ya se ha ido
Volando vengo, volando voy
Deprisa deprisa a rumbo perdido"