#4: Complex Families
This confession is a startling revelation of family drama that has turned one student’s life upside down. The student, who was excelling in their undergraduate studies and had plans to attend medical school, had their aspirations shattered when their parents made a questionable decision. The parents unexpectedly had another child but chose not to raise the baby themselves. Instead, they gave the baby to their oldest child, who is now responsible for raising their younger sibling as their own.
This situation is quite perplexing, as giving your eldest child $60k a year to raise your other child seems like an expensive alternative to hiring a nanny. There could be more to this story than what we know, but it undoubtedly seems like a dramatic and life-altering situation for the student. We hope that they are receiving the support and resources they need to balance their academic ambitions and newfound responsibilities as a parent.
