Help? Idk what to do

I’m a young (early 20s) single mom of 1, but I now have to care for my siblings 17 & 13. I do NOT have legal guardianship of them, and my parents aren’t going to give it to me. So I was not able to enroll them in school. Neither of my siblings have been in school for 3–4 years, I’m aware of school ending soon but I want to help them get on track. Although our parents aren’t doing right by them my 13 year old sibling will not listen to me and runs to tell them everything I ask them to do. My 17yo sibling is a great help and is very worried for their future (had dreams of going to college and wants a job that requires a degree) as they’re so far behind in education. What can I do to help them get their education on track? I don’t have a huge amount of funds as I get no support but I want them to have a future! (We’re located in central Tx if that matters, I’m unsure if different parts work differently)

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Can you contact your school district for help? They might have resources for this type of situation.

I know this might be insensitive and i truly don’t want to come off as rude , but you might want to get social services (cps) involved because your parents are being truly neglectful . They can also help you get custody of your siblings temporary and full if you have proof as far as needing help the state can give you stipends to help fund your siblings and if your able to adopt your 17 y/o sibling will be able to go college on a full ride

@Rachle doesn’t cps look into living conditions? They live w me but I don’t have enough rooms for everyone to have their own. I don’t want my parents in trouble i just want better for my siblings

@Haley I’ll reach out to see but I dont want to cause trouble

@Rachle one is on my pull out couch idk if they’ll find that acceptable and idk if they’re allowed to share a room nor do they want to they’re different genders.

Your siblings will eventually be grateful that you "caused trouble" in order to get their education and life back on track.

@Miyasia have you worked with cps before? I’m asking my mom to just sign them over but I’m afraid of cps honestly

Yes i have , its better for her to sign over but if she truly refuses then you have to go ahead and give your siblings a better position

Home school? Online classes. Emancipate them. They dont have to give u rights. You can take them. CPS can help and give u resources. They will even do a temporary custody if ur mom is willing so u can help them. It lets her have a say so but they live with u and u have the ultimate word.

Call cps 🤷🏻‍♀️ I know they suck sometimes but if you’re caring for them and can prove that then they’ll help you get guardianship of your siblings. They need to have your name on guardianship paperwork and then you can get them into online school or near me they have school like “PAYS” and “Premier” that’s like a work at your own pace and you can graduate early.

I know someone that had a cps case and I believe as long as everyone has a bed or a bed to sleep on then that’s what they care about and not how many rooms a place has. The person I know did only have a 1 bed 1 bath with 7 people living there.

Ask hey to just sign temporary custody over if she refuses then you do need to get cps involved

Go to court to try and get custody. I’m surprised the school hasn’t put your parents in jail. Once the oldest is 18 you can help him sign up for GED or reenroll in highschool

Also if 1 is a girl they can stay in your room since you’re also a girl

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