Come Heck or High Laundry: Raising the Kids You Didn't Expect to Raise

Come Heck or High Laundry: Raising the Kids You Didn't Expect to Raise

By Erin BurtSociety & CultureEducationSelf-ImprovementPersonal JournalsParentingKids & Family
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Come Heck or High Laundry: Raising the Kids You Didn't Expect to Raise episodes

  • The Call

    Maybe it was a phone call. Maybe a text. Maybe somebody showed up with a car seat and a trash bag full of little clothes. However it came, you said yes before your brain caught up. Then the house got quiet and the panic set in.

    In this first episode, I share the day my brother called and asked if I could get custody of my baby niece, while I was living in a one-bedroom cabin with no plan and no manual. If you're a grandparent, aunt, uncle, or other relative caregiver who just got the call, this one is for you.

    In this episode:

    • Why the panic doesn't mean you made the wrong choice
    • What the first night is really for (it's simpler than you think)
    • Who to ask and what to ask when you're ready
    • One small homework step to start getting organized

    Grab my free guide, Navigating the Call, on The Back Porch app. It walks you through the first few days one step at a time.  www.backporchscore.com

    I'm not a therapist, social worker, or lawyer. I'm a relative caregiver sharing what I've lived and learned.

    The porch light's on. Pull up a chair.

    8 min

About Come Heck or High Laundry: Raising the Kids You Didn't Expect to Raise

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Real talk for grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins, and close family friends raising a child they never expected to raise.

I'm Erin Burt. I said yes, then I hung up the phone and panicked.…