Tears In The Morning
For the first eight months of his life, my grandson spent 24 hours per day, seven days a week with his mother. Together constantly, he bonded deeply with her. Unfortunately, I don’t think the reverse was true. At two months of age, she wanted to leave him with me and...
“Like many other kinship caregivers, I did not anticipate being in this situation at my age. My husband and I had children who were older, self-sufficent and almost at the age of independence. I did not know what I was feeling – angry, bitter, resentful – was natural, until I met other people who were in the same situation, felt the same way and were willing to share there story. That alone, made a huge difference and changed my perspective.”