Lets not even begin to mention the sheer COST of raising your own kids. The roof over their heads, the food in their bellies, their clothes, school, activities, diapers, dentist, doctors, the cost of its birth, birthday parties, and thats all i can think on a whim. Sorry, but a non parent will likely never have any substitive critisism to offer me in me raising my children.
yeah, lots of parents DON'T pay the full cost of raising their kids. and not only am I living under the same roof as my sister and her children right now, but I have in the past helped her pay bills, I bought my nephew his bed, because she couldn't afford it, I bought a fair number of his clothes, and I get a knock on my bedroom door when he has a nightmare, you and your wife do not know shit about my situation. and just as it's not fair for me to criticize you and your child raising technique (as I NEVER have, and never would, that is not my place) it is NOT your place or hers to call me a sitter that kind of hypocrisy is disgusting.
Wack ass rappers that think they're not or better than thou. Rappers that rap for the paycheck and not for the love or art.
I am so GRATEFUL GREATFUL GRATEFUL for siblings like you. My kiddo I see in Yerrington would have no appropriate male figure if it weren;t for his brother who picks him up every other weekend for male bonding time, watches him while his mom is in West Hills, makes sure his IEP is beign followed. It's just that Dave, people don'y know abotu your situation, but are unsure of their own situation, thus they have to diminish want you do to inflate what they do. It's sad, but you know you are makign a difference and that your nephew is going to know all you did for him, no one else needs to know shit. Man it's hot today! Isn;t it?
This is something you'll look back and laugh at once you have a family of your own. True enough, I dont understand your situation but my sister would tell you I raised her. The truth is, I was just a really awesome brother that went above and beyond my call of duty as a brother. I can also say that "raising" my sister was no where near what raising children is. I still got my sleep, kept my paycheck, and never worried if there was food enough to feed her. I'm just saying they are two different things entirely. Simialr to pet owners trying to draw the same conclusion.
When I accidentally swallow gnats or bugs..... I cry for them, they had families and I swallowed them...... Why oh why did they have to fly in my mouth!... My tears will be extra salty tonight as I cry myself to sleep over the massacre of bugs that is due to my mouth being open...