News Summary

• My brother and his wife have full custody of three kids, who are now 8, 10, and 15.
• Emma has mental health problems.
• My brother was overwhelmed and called our families for help.
• We ended up staying for 18 months, which was longer than we planned.We love the kids, we found routines that worked for all of us, and got on the same page with Ethan quickly.
• But when it was time to leave, we were happy to return to our own space.
• The kids struggled with the transition back to two adults at home, and it’s been almost six months since we left.