I had a wonderful weekend. Traveled a little, visited some old friends, spent some well-earned time alone with my husband and relaxed. It was very special and will be one of those weekends that will hold special memories for us.
After cleaning, unpacking, washing clothes, and working hard on my house yesterday I paid for it all with pain. I've been having some back problems that haven't been diagnosed yet and it flared up. I am resting today.
I've talked to some online friends who are raising their grandchild/ren too. It seems we all face the same struggles. Lack of child support payments, being physically tired, worried about our adult child who is living their lives dangerously and wondering what tomorrow may hold. What a lot of people don't understand is how overwhelming this job of re-parenting is.
My grandchild's parents are not paying child support right now either. One is 3 months behind and the other is a month behind. Doesn't sound like much but with a growing toddler in diapers and pull ups, a new season coming up to buy clothes for and a birthday party to plan not having the extra money means I have to tap into the household money. Which is not a good thing when you live week by week anyway.
Our nation could support GRG's better if they wanted to. We could use less red tape to try to get assistance. We could us parents being prosecuted quicker than now for non-support. And we could use financial assistance the isn't dependent on our income but on the childs. And those are just a few ways.
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Amen,
We GRG could use a lot more support. My meth addicted children who have abandoned their children get more support from the government that the child they left behind.
Be sure to contact your state Reps to let them know how you feel.
Great Blog!
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