Dear Queenie,
My mother and father weren’t married when I was born and he went abroad while she was pregnant. When I was still little she went to live with him abroad and left me with her sister.
Now I’m in high school and they are moving back to the island and are expecting me to come live with them. I don’t know them at all and it’s my aunt who has always been there for me like my mother should have been.
Queenie, do I have to leave her and go live with people who are strangers to me?—Left behind
Dear Left behind,
You might consider giving your birth parents a chance and getting to know them. As long as you will still be living on the island you can easily stay in close touch with your aunt and she will be able to help you get through the rough patches.
Look at it this way: In just a few years you may be leaving the island to further your education (I hope you plan to go on to university!) and will be living not only among strangers, but in a strange place. Think of this as a sort of practice period for that transition.
