Or kids being raised by their grandparents?
Why?
2006-08-07 03:55:23 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Parenting
I am raising my grandson.He is 8 years old and has been with me since he was born.His mother didn't want him and my son did not have a job to take care of himself let alone a child.I have had legal custody of him for 6 years now.I figured my son would step up to the plate and get a job.Well that didn't happen..still hasn't happened:( so my little boy calls me mom and said he knows i am the only one who loves him.That's sad..He is my heart...
2006-08-12 02:19:40 · answer #1 · answered by annie 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Not me, but I know a lady in our neighborhood who is 72 years old and is raising her two great grandchildren. The parents are real losers, I guess and she is really all those kids have, but they are horrible. Ages 5 and 7. They are so mean. I've seen them scream at her, say they hate her and even spit in her face.
It makes me sad, I know they only act that way because they are angry about their parents, but she does so much for them and I am afraid for her health.
I don't see why, if people have kids, why can't they just be the parents they are suppose to be? If that isn't what they want then why have kids?
2006-08-13 22:56:28 · answer #2 · answered by Gigit 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
my grandmother raised me when my parents separated and i never went back to my mother.
i had the best childhood a kid could have but i was raised by a really strict and loving grandmother. i have nothing but respect for her and still miss her.
she had time for me when a lot of parents are involved in trying to put food on the table and going on with their lives.
i would not raise my grandkids unless something drastic happened. thats what their parents are for. but i do admit that i have my grandkids a lot. but im not a built in babysitter. i help when i can and thats where a lot of parents mess up.
2006-08-10 13:58:51 · answer #3 · answered by lodeemae 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I was raised by my grandmother, my mother had a drug problem, was in and out of abusive relationships, and I refused to live with my father because I barely knew him since he was in jail for the first 5 years of my life and he was a raging alcoholic.I'm very close to my grandmother. I don't know what I'll ever do without her! She is my guardian angel!!!
2006-08-15 09:36:27 · answer #4 · answered by sparkles 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
My brother was raised by our grandmother because his mom was on drugs and our dad was in jail.. my brother and I have different Mothers... and my niece lived with me for 10 months, because of the same thing.
2006-08-07 12:39:38 · answer #5 · answered by fandj4ever 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
my sister is raising her grandchildren because the childrens mother was proven to be unfit her boy toys were more important than her children
2006-08-15 00:07:30 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
i was raised by my nan my mum left us and my dad had to work so my nan raised me til i was 16 and she did an excellent job she stil has my 20 yr old sister living with her lol to me shes my mum
2006-08-07 11:01:31 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
my friend is raised by her grand mother. her parents died in a road accident.when she was one year old. now she is 23 years old. her grand mother looked after her.she educated her grand daughter . now she is working & looking after her grand mother. she is getting married in another 6 months. she will be taking her grand mother also along with her.
2006-08-14 06:27:27 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
that is a great thing
2006-08-12 00:02:51 · answer #9 · answered by sneekiepleasure 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why not?
2006-08-14 06:42:42 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋