'It's my 職業 to keep her 安全な': College student, 23, 明らかにする／漏らすs how she became a 'MOTHER' to a 15-year-old at age 21 - after taking in her teenage half-sister when both of her parents died

A 23-year-old has told how she's the the parent of a 17-year-old after becoming the 合法的な 後見人 of her half-sister. Hunter Nelson (pictured left), who is 現在／一般に based in Kentucky, started 地位，任命するing about her unusual family 体制／機構 on TikTok in a 企て，努力，提案 to help others going through 類似の 状況／情勢s. In a 一連の 地位，任命するs, she 知らせるs people that she did not have a child when she was six, but rather she took teenage Gracie (pictured 権利) into her care in 2021. The two 株 the same father and he passed away in 2015. Then, in May 2021, Gracie's mother also died and that's when Hunter decided to find a way of とじ込み／提出するing for guardianship her to keep her '安全な, happy and have all her needs and wants met' instead of her 存在 put into foster care.?

While many people told Hunter she was throwing her life away, she says becoming a mom has changed her life for the better. The college student, who is majoring in elementary school education, explains: 'My life took on a whole new 目的 when she （機の）カム to live with me!! I love seeing her get to enjoy 存在 a 十代の少年少女.' に引き続いて the death of her father, the social services were either looking at putting Gracie (pictured left) into foster care or with an aunt, but the aunt didn't 証明する to be a good fit. 'Things were going on that... just weren't 安全な for Gracie,' Hunter explained. She also touched on there 存在 a history alcohol 乱用 in the family, with her father drinking ひどく with his partners.

In a 企て，努力，提案 to help her North Carolina-based sister out, Hunter とじ込み／提出するd for 合法的な guardianship which she said cost around $120 at the time. However, she needed a 署名 from a family member and the 'resentful' aunt wasn't willing to 調印する off. In the end, the 事柄 went to 法廷，裁判所. に引き続いて a 合法的な 戦う／戦い, the 事例／患者 was settled and Hunter won guardianship of her half-sister. She said when Gracie moved in with her, all she had was a backpack 十分な of 着せる／賦与するs and a small dog which was 妊娠している. To make Gracie feel at home, Hunter said she made her bedroom '最高の 削減（する） and got her some 着せる／賦与するs.'?Pictured: A 発射 of Hunter 会合 her half-sister Gracie すぐに after she was born.

In one ビデオ she 詳細（に述べる）s some of the 恐れるs she had on becoming a mom at 15. 現在のd as though they are her inner thoughts, the …を伴ってing captions read: 'No other parents or staff members at her high school are gonna [sic] take me serious. I can already feel people asking me what grade I'm in when I go to her events… How am I going to teach her how to 運動 when I can barely get 負かす／撃墜する the road.'

While Hunter said taking on the 役割 of mom has been 堅い, she says she has had lots of support from friends, her own mom and her boyfriend. She says of her boyfriend: 'Honestly I could not do anything without him, he is so supportive of me, he's proud of me, he lets me know that I'm doing a good 職業... and his mom is such a godsend 同様に.' Since 地位，任命するing about her story online, Hunter has been inundated with comments from intrigued テレビ視聴者s. To begin with, many people were 混乱させるd about how she became a mom so young, so Hunter went about 詳細（に述べる）ing her 状況／情勢 step-by-step. ーに関して／ーの点でs of what home life is like, many people asked Hunter if she 施行するs 支配するs to which she answered 'yes.' She says doesn't 許す Gracie to have sleep overs at her friends' houses, she cannot smoke, she cannot drink alcohol and she cannot vape.?

On the 支配する of social マスコミ, Hunter says Gracie is 許すd on apps such as TikTok and Instagram 'but I do follow her to 肉親，親類d of like 規制する who's interacting with her.' Other commenters have been intrigued about what the 関係 is like between Hunter and Gracie as they are so の近くに in age. One commenter quipped: 'Do y'all have a strong sister 社債 関係 or more a mother daughter one?' In 返答, Hunter said the 関係 is 'a bit of both' but her 最初の／主要な 役割 is 'parent.'

She continued: 'She does understand that it is my 職業 to keep her 安全な - I am her 後見人. I have to like make sure she is not making any harmful 決定／判定勝ち（する）s to herself or other people around her. We have fun together, we love each other and we do like things that sisters do but then also I'm her only parental 人物／姿／数字 so it 追加するs that extra element into it. She has 支配するs and chores to do. I do everything her mom would do.'?

While Gracie 尊敬（する）・点s Hunter as an 年上の she doesn't call her 'mom.' Growing up, Hunter said she and Gracie 'were never really that の近くに' as they grew up five hours apart. One family photo 明らかにするd by Hun ter shows her 会合 her baby half-sister for the first time in hospital. Another photo shows her smiling as she cradles the newborn 支援する home on the couch. The two also have another half sister, who is the 製品 of a third 関係 their father had. Some people have asked how Hunter manages financially.

The aspiring teacher says that she had some money saved up, she has a part-time 職業 and both she and Gracie (pictured) received some money from their dad passing away. Summing up life as a mom, Hunter says in one of her ビデオ clips: 'It fluctuates. Some days it is really, really hard and I think I'm going to pull my hair out. Somedays it is so 平易な and we get along so 広大な／多数の／重要な. That's been the hardest part for me, is having to 収容する／認める when I need help and having to ask for that help.' Looking ahead, Hunter is concentrating on 卒業生（する）ing college and helping Gracie to pass her 運動ing 実験（する）. She 結論するs: 'I think that it really worked out for the best for the both of us and I think we're both very happy now.'?

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