My sister-in-law is 19. She gave up a baby for adoption in February. She is now pregnant again. Her parents kicked her out and she is now living with me and my husband. She is planning to keep this baby, but she is very immature and we aren't sure that she can do it. She doesn't have her license, she has never had a job and she has never paid bills. We are trying to help her get enrolled in college, get her license, and get help from the state. She will be starting a job a taco bell soon. We are trying to help her get prepared to raise a baby on her own, but we aren't sure how to make her see just how serious her situation really is. She is excited to buy baby clothes and read baby books. She isn't showing any concern about how she will support a baby or where she will live. She is use to having someone else take care of her. If we tell her to do something she does it, but she isn't showing any innitiative to do things on her own. We talk to her and tell her all of these things. She agrees and sais she understands. But her actions say differently. How can we make her understand that she needs to grow up really fast and that this is not just playing house? How can we make her see that she is on her own now, in the real world?
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