Other Grandparents

Hi J.
I am going to be taking care of my grandson at the end of his mama's maternity leave in May. I live in Keller and would love to know other Grammy's.

Yes ma'am. We have custody of our soon to be 8 yr old special needs grandson. We got custody when he was 3 but he had lived w/ us his first 2 yrs. Our daughter (28 now)thought she had found the perfect mate (she is slightly MR)& moved away w/ him but soon found her ex to be the devil incarnate who hated our grandson w/ a passion. He came back to us a very frightened little boy w/LOTS of problems.
Our youngest daughter is 14 & sometimes gets jealous of the attention we have to give him.
Our oldest daughter has since moved back in w/ her now 3 yr old grandson & we make most of the decisions for him too. Both boys know I'm their granny but a lot of times they call me mama just because the 2 girls do that.
SO its gets slightly confusing to outsiders trying to figure us out.
Also they big age difference between the 2 girls makes it hard because everyone naturally thinks they are mother/daughter & not sisters.
So how can I (if possible) help you?

Yes. I am taking care of my grandson. What is your question?

My step-mom watches my two kids, 2 of my nieces and 4 of my nephews. I take my two to her house about 4:30 in the morning and she gets them up and gets them ready for school and then gets them to school. The age range that she keeps is 3 months old all the way to 8 years old. I love that I have someone in my life that I can trust whole heartedly with my kids. I know if they are sick and not real bad, instead of me taking off of work, she still keeps them. Sometimes she can have 8 kids at a time. She feeds them lunch, puts them down for their naps and she sometimes runs errands with them (only when she has to, or if she doesn't have all of them.) I hope this helps with what you needed.

We are. Before and after school, breakfast, pack lunches and feed them dinner half the time. They lived with us for 3 years until we just could not stand it any more and now we pay their rent 3/4 of the time but at least we have our nghts to ourselves once again.

We are the main emotional and financial support for our two grandchildren and I would dearly love to be just a "granny" but it's not an option unfortunately.

Still, both parents listen to us and allow us free rein on any decisions regarding the children and we do get a lot of joy out of both children....it just gets very tiring.

Hi J.,
I am a grandparent I have been raising two of my grandchildren for four years now.It was suppose to be for just a month and we stil have them. Something it is hard because you have to be mom to them and not have the fun of being just a grandparent. May God will bless you. D.

Add my name to the list. My son and his four children live with us. This has been our arrangement for 10 years now. It works because we put in the time and patience and love (and lots of prayer!) to make it work. The schools know to contact me and the doctors know me as well. I keep my son well-informed and he still makes the major decisions about his children. We've been through a lot together.

i brought my grand daughter home from the hospital. she turned three last october. i have temporary custody. it is a trip, her mother turned 23 last october. she has her last 2 that she is raising. good luck.

Dear J., Yes, there are too many grandparents taking care of/raising their granchildren. My husband and I are practically raising our almost 3 yr. old grandson. Don't get me wrong, we love it, but it really isn't our place. We raised our children the best we knew how, and still our daughter is a single mom, whose priority is herself, and not her son. I cannot explain what's wrong with this generation, except maybe the absence of GOD in their hearts, so that the moral fibers of right and wrong are blurry to them. I have several friends that are in this position, as well. I'm not sure what info. you're looking for, but if you'd like to contact me, you can. GOD'S best to you and yours.

We are raising our fixin to be 4 grandson and have been since he was born. Does this count as taking care of. Is that what you were looking for? There is a difference because we do not have rules and guidelines placed by the biological parents, we are the parents.

Yes Mama, I am a 60 yr old raising my now 11 yr old granddaughter. Got her when she was 5. Loving it so far. Pray she does not turn into my kids. G. W

I am not one, but I know that the Audelia Road Library in Dallas has a program for grandparents taking care of grandchildren. You might contact them.

Check out this website

http://www.unitedwaytarrant.org/GrandparentsRaisingGrandc...

or you can dial 211, get into the United Way Network, they can recommend all kinds of Support Groups, Chariies that are wqilling to help.

P.