GRAND Magazine - Winter 2022 - 10
grandkids at risk
For grandparents, this truly is a nightmare
situation, and it is even worse for
their grandchild. As a grandparent, you
are stepping back into a parenting role
and everything has changed since you
had last done it. You are dealing with the
feelings around your own child who has
made a mess of things, and you are dealing
with a child who has suffered trauma.
You can add that you are not as young
as you once were so your body screams
at you, NOOOOOO! What if you are also
in the workforce? What if you and your
husband aren't on the same page? What
if you are a single grandparent? This certainly
isn't an ideal situation, but consider
the alternative, like foster care.
"
I had gone through agony
tracking my daughter,
who was living in a car.
enabling our child to continue her bad
behavior. Cooler heads prevailed and
we realized this was the best thing for
our grandchild, intervene and get her
to safety and sort the rest out later. I
had gone through agony tracking my
daughter, who was living in a car. I had
convinced her to meet me and that I
would watch my grandchild while they
attempted to get their life on track. I had
nothing but the diaper she was wearing
when they handed her over.
As a woman/grandparent/mother, I ran
on pure adrenaline for months, making
every decision on instinct and trusting
my gut to show me the way. I have come
out on the other side but it was two
years of uncertainty. I have learned to
embrace uncertainty.
"
All of the things I mentioned above
are what I went through, except I am
not a single grandparent. My husband
and I weren't on the same page, and
he felt like stepping in was in some way
10 GRAND Winter 2022
I am a mother of five children who are
all adults now, and out of the house.
Our oldest daughter and her boyfriend
had a daughter, my first grandchild.
I noticed something was wrong and
watched carefully to make sure my
granddaughter was safe. My daughter
and her boyfriend were both addicted
to drugs and were ultimately living
in their car with my grandchild. After
many scary nights, I got them to meet
up with me to let me watch her, and
from there I got guardianship and
ultimately adopted my grandchild.
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