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<blockquote data-quote="New Leaf" data-source="post: 755115" data-attributes="member: 19522"><p>The foundation you are giving your granddaughter is important, you are her North Star.</p><p>I would urge you to start a journal for your grand, the care you have given and any concerns over your daughters ability to care for her children. While you have shared that guardianship is not an option now, it may be in the future, and this will help your grands, if the day comes that they will need an advocate for their safety. I am so sorry you are in this predicament. I wish I had journaled in the past, but we were living in the rabbit hole and just trying to survive.</p><p>Your first priority is your minor child. I can’t emphasize this enough. I wish I could regain those lost years for my son.</p><p>Are you seeing a therapist? I have gone off and on and it has helped me sort through the tough stuff. A counselor might help steer you to develop an action plan in case something happens. Looking back, we were often operating on emergency mode with concerns focused on our grands. This did nothing to stabilize our daughter or teach her that her kids were her responsibility. </p><p>I hope your daughter wakes up to the blessing she has with two healthy children. I hope she is able to overcome her alcoholism and step up. I am sorry you are faced with this issue. It is so very hard.</p><p>(((Hugs)))</p><p>Leafy</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="New Leaf, post: 755115, member: 19522"] The foundation you are giving your granddaughter is important, you are her North Star. I would urge you to start a journal for your grand, the care you have given and any concerns over your daughters ability to care for her children. While you have shared that guardianship is not an option now, it may be in the future, and this will help your grands, if the day comes that they will need an advocate for their safety. I am so sorry you are in this predicament. I wish I had journaled in the past, but we were living in the rabbit hole and just trying to survive. Your first priority is your minor child. I can’t emphasize this enough. I wish I could regain those lost years for my son. Are you seeing a therapist? I have gone off and on and it has helped me sort through the tough stuff. A counselor might help steer you to develop an action plan in case something happens. Looking back, we were often operating on emergency mode with concerns focused on our grands. This did nothing to stabilize our daughter or teach her that her kids were her responsibility. I hope your daughter wakes up to the blessing she has with two healthy children. I hope she is able to overcome her alcoholism and step up. I am sorry you are faced with this issue. It is so very hard. (((Hugs))) Leafy [/QUOTE]
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