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Grandparents raising the grandkid...advice?????
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<blockquote data-quote="DDD" data-source="post: 63701" data-attributes="member: 35"><p>Barbara, your response was completely on target. I don't think I</p><p>have ever read a more thoughtful, complete sharing on the subject</p><p>of grandchildren. You are absolutely right. Kids do want to live with their Mother and feel short-changed when they can not do so. The major exception is when substance abuse or child abuse are involved........and even then, I discoverd as a Court</p><p>representative Guardian Ad Litem for abused/neglected children,</p><p>the kids still want to be with the bio parent.</p><p></p><p>It boils down to the kids eithr losing a parent or losing the grandparents because you can't fill both roles no matter how hard</p><p>you try. You are right as rain! I never want to encourage someone to emulate my choices because it is very difficult and</p><p>can have ramifications that you never expect. When someone is</p><p>younger, like Melissa, and dealing with a drug abusing single</p><p>parent...then I tend to say "go for it" because then at least</p><p>the child will have safety and security in those formative years.</p><p>Scientists are confident that futures are built before entry at</p><p>kindergarden. DDD</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DDD, post: 63701, member: 35"] Barbara, your response was completely on target. I don't think I have ever read a more thoughtful, complete sharing on the subject of grandchildren. You are absolutely right. Kids do want to live with their Mother and feel short-changed when they can not do so. The major exception is when substance abuse or child abuse are involved........and even then, I discoverd as a Court representative Guardian Ad Litem for abused/neglected children, the kids still want to be with the bio parent. It boils down to the kids eithr losing a parent or losing the grandparents because you can't fill both roles no matter how hard you try. You are right as rain! I never want to encourage someone to emulate my choices because it is very difficult and can have ramifications that you never expect. When someone is younger, like Melissa, and dealing with a drug abusing single parent...then I tend to say "go for it" because then at least the child will have safety and security in those formative years. Scientists are confident that futures are built before entry at kindergarden. DDD [/QUOTE]
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