Grandparents Raising Children Support Group
This community is dedicated to grandparents who are the primary caregivers of their grandchildren. In cases where the parents are not willing or able to provide adequate care for their children, grandparents may take on the role of primary caregivers. Join the support group to find support, share your experience, and get advice from other members.
HI!I'M NEW AND I'M LOOKING FOR SOMEONE WHO WILL UNDERSTAND WHAT I'M GOING THROUGH.I HAVE CUSTODY OF MY 1 YEAR OLD GRANDSON BECAUSE HIS MOTHER,MY 21 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER,THREATENED TO KILL HIM THE DAY HE WAS BORN.SHE HAS ALOT OF MENTAL PROBLEMS AND I'VE TRIED TO GET HER HELP,BUT I HIT A BRICK WALL EVERY WAY I TURN.NOW SHE'S PREGNANT AGAIN AND DCS SAYS I WILL BE GIVEN CUSTODY OF THIS ONE AS SOON AS IT'S BORN.MY HUSBAND IS CHRONICLY ILL AND I HAVE TO CARE FOR HIM,TOO.BUT THERE'S NO WAY I CAN TURN MY BACK ON MY GRANDCHILD EITHER.I'VE ALWAYS BELEIVED GOD WOULD NEVER GIVE YOU A BURDEN THAT YOU COULD NOT BEAR.BUT WHERE DO I FIND THE STRENGTH TO DO ALL THAT I HAVE TO DO.I ALSO HAVE 3 OTHER CHILDREN AGES 22,18,AND 16, THAT NEED ME TOO.
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I have been here before, a long long time ago and now I am back.Forgive me for not just saying what I want to say,even under a triple dose of antidepressants it is still raw and seeping and I am hesitant at revealing it as at least under the bandages around my heart I don,t have to look at how raw and wounded.My child was cleaved from my heart by his own actions. my child of ten,turning eleven...
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theatre and I are there already. I'm having a very berry tea with crackers, cheese and cherry tomatoes and she's having a joint with some beer and we're both on really comfy recliners on thick pile carpet. we need some help with the decor if anyone is around??
Sometimes I just don't understand God's ways, either. But I do know they are perfect. Rest in Him and just do the best you can. That's all any of us can do. I know sometimes I try to do it all, and forget that I can't.
You'll do fine with your children, your husband and your grandchildren. If the house or the yard needs to suffer, so be it. We who are overburdened really need to keep looking at the highest priorities. I think that is one thing the Lord has struggled to teach me!
God Bless!
I know your mind has to be running at a hundred miles an hour over all of this. We are here for you we welcome you with open arms. You and family will be in my prayers.