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<blockquote data-quote="Hound dog" data-source="post: 393297" data-attributes="member: 84"><p>Yeah. I fully admit I've been more than a bit irked at times that I may be forced to raise yet another 3 children to adulthood when what I should be doing is just what I want to do at this point in my life. I've enjoyed my empty nest. And with Travis here....it still is basically an empty nest for the most part as he does for himself 99 percent of the time and is no bother.</p><p></p><p>Actually I've run through the entire gauntlet of emotions from pure rage to pure grief. </p><p></p><p>I know that no one will fault me if I chose to step away from this situation. My other children are grown with children of their own. They are fully informed and would not fault me one moment for deciding not to take the grands regardless of the reason. I know that I do not have to do this. These are not even technically my grandchildren. All of the children have issues, and both Alex and Evan are major difficult children.</p><p></p><p>But my sense of right and wrong would never let me live with myself. </p><p></p><p>Once many years ago there was a very little girl who was unloved, unwanted, severely abused and neglected. A grandmother took that little girl by the hand and took her home with her. In the grandmother's home the little girl learned of unconditional love, trust, kindness, consideration, patience, safety, stability, and self worth. </p><p></p><p>If it turns out that I am meant to do that for the grands, then it is time to pay it forward. Because I love them. And because it is the right thing to do.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Hound dog, post: 393297, member: 84"] Yeah. I fully admit I've been more than a bit irked at times that I may be forced to raise yet another 3 children to adulthood when what I should be doing is just what I want to do at this point in my life. I've enjoyed my empty nest. And with Travis here....it still is basically an empty nest for the most part as he does for himself 99 percent of the time and is no bother. Actually I've run through the entire gauntlet of emotions from pure rage to pure grief. I know that no one will fault me if I chose to step away from this situation. My other children are grown with children of their own. They are fully informed and would not fault me one moment for deciding not to take the grands regardless of the reason. I know that I do not have to do this. These are not even technically my grandchildren. All of the children have issues, and both Alex and Evan are major difficult children. But my sense of right and wrong would never let me live with myself. Once many years ago there was a very little girl who was unloved, unwanted, severely abused and neglected. A grandmother took that little girl by the hand and took her home with her. In the grandmother's home the little girl learned of unconditional love, trust, kindness, consideration, patience, safety, stability, and self worth. If it turns out that I am meant to do that for the grands, then it is time to pay it forward. Because I love them. And because it is the right thing to do. [/QUOTE]
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