My brother never really shone with his responsibility. But I certainly did not expect such an act from him. He dumped his 4-year-old son on our elderly parents. And all because his new wife does not want to accept the child from his first marriage. My brother’s first wife died when he was 27. I loved her very much, she was a good girl. She was a very sensitive person and knew how to put my brother in his place. After that, he was left alone with the child. My parents and I always helped him, because we knew it would be hard for him. I picked up his son from kindergarten, and my mother looked after him on weekends. We all understood the fact that my brother needed to build his personal life.
Understanding this, we never refused him. For the first year, Frank paid a lot of attention to his son and was engaged in his development. My mom and I used to clean his house and cook for him. He was working and needed help. A year after his wife’s death, Frank told us that he had a girlfriend and intended to marry her. He told us that they knew each other well and didn’t want to waste time. It turned out that she did not want to raise Frank’s son. After their wedding, my nephew started staying with us more often. My parents and I were understanding, because they had just gotten married and needed time to adapt to their new life. Over time, I noticed that my nephew was practically living with his parents.
After a while, my brother admitted that his wife was against the child. He said with a not-so-good tone that the child should stay with his grandparents while she built her personal life. The parents kept justifying his behavior and actions, but I didn’t like such tricks, because our parents are not young, and they have problems with their health. I don’t understand how you can give up your child and just dump it on your parents. Why didn’t he tell us before the wedding that his future wife was against his child? When I asked Frank about all this, he said that his wife could not get along with the child and that it was not his fault. He also added that he would visit his son more often. You see, the situation will change. This behavior is unacceptable to me. I don’t want to communicate with Frank anymore. If he continues like this, I will make sure that he is deprived of parental rights. And then I will adopt my nephew.
