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Are you a guardian for anyone else's kids?

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The godmother post got me thinking.  All of us are OAD/leaning toward OAD, but is anyone else a guardian for someone else's kids in case something happens to them?  My husband and I are guardians for his sister's kids -- one a year older than L and one a year younger -- and it is weird to think that all of a sudden I could be taking care of three children.  Obviously this is only if the worst happens (knock on all wood in the world) and I love those kids so much but it is still a strange thought.  We'd definitely have to move out of the city in that case.  Anyone else?
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  • KisstyKissty member
    Hello ladies, I don't post here often.  My DH and I are guardians for our best friends 3 children. They are currently 15, 10 and 4.  We love them like they are ours and are very close to them.  We have always spoiled them thinking we'd never have a child of our own.  Let's hope nothing happens to mom & dad.

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  • hopefulmom81hopefulmom81 member
    We would be the guardian of our 4 and 2 year old nephews if anything happened to SIL and her husband.

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  • KatieB19KatieB19 member
    We are neither godparents nor guardians. We do have close friends with children, but they all have siblings that they likely asked. Our own siblings are not in places to have children at the moment, but I wouldn't necessarily expect us to be guardians for their hypothetical kids. We're all in different places. Even dh and I asked friends.
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  • kristenndkristennd member
    We aren't. We don't have any nieces/nephews and I don't think any of our friends would bring it up.

    And we still haven't settled on guardians for our own child, which is irresponsible. (No, there's no will either.) We don't really have any options beyond our own parents and then we can't agree on which set. It's been probably a year since we've even discussed it.
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  • cedentoncedenton member
    We're to be guardians for my brother and his wife's son who is only 3 weeks younger than our son. Vice Versa as well.

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  • Nechie122Nechie122 member
    My parents would be the guardians for my nephews (and DD). My sister and I may have to reevaluate that at some point in the future, but right now they're still young and would want to do it.
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  • meo34meo34 member

    Yes for my cousins twins who are 2!  Have to keep an eye on the parents to ensure they stay healthy and well.  The day after they asked us they visited us and the twins were acting up and we have quite a chuckle when I said a renege on my acceptance of guardianship LOL.

    Seriously though, very touched they would think of us and we do love their twins!

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  • happy_un-bridehappy_un-bride member
    We agreed to be guardians for my sisters kid, she only had one then; now she has 3 and one is just a couple months older than ds. We joke that we only signed up for 1, but we would take all 3 if need be
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  • sucredeesucredee member
    edited November 2013
    kristennd said:
    We aren't. We don't have any nieces/nephews and I don't think any of our friends would bring it up.

    And we still haven't settled on guardians for our own child, which is irresponsible. (No, there's no will either.) We don't really have any options beyond our own parents and then we can't agree on which set. It's been probably a year since we've even discussed it.
    This is kind of where we are at. We are working on our estate (for the past year...). DD has 2 older half sisters who are in college right now. The younger of the two will take on DD is anything happens to us but not until she is out of college and settled. We wouldn't want to do that to her. Family isn't an option for us. My family is overseas and my sister would be the only potential person for that but that would mean uprooting DD to Europe away from everything she knows. My sister would do it but they are not really kid people. They love kids in small doses only. ILs are in their 80s (as are my parents) and SIL is out of the question since we are raising her kids (we weren't potential guardians but had to take away the kids from their parents after years of drugs). It makes it hard to pick someone. I have two very good friends but our parenting styles differ somewhat. So we are still pondering this. With any luck we will have figured it out by the time Sd2 is old enough....:)
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  • zeptattoozeptattoo member
    We are the guardians listed for my sister and BIL's son. 
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