Comments on: Are You Estranged from Your Grandchildren? https://legacycoalition.com/are-you-estranged-from-your-grandchildren/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=are-you-estranged-from-your-grandchildren Helping grandparents have a greater spiritual impact on their families Sun, 12 Jan 2025 03:15:57 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 By: Dheryl https://legacycoalition.com/are-you-estranged-from-your-grandchildren/#comment-12861 Sun, 12 Jan 2025 03:15:57 +0000 http://legacycoalition.com/?p=15900#comment-12861 In reply to Nancy.

I’m sorry you’re hurting. May God heal your relationship. That’s what I keep asking for

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By: Legacy Coalition Blog Team https://legacycoalition.com/are-you-estranged-from-your-grandchildren/#comment-12738 Fri, 03 Jan 2025 18:08:26 +0000 http://legacycoalition.com/?p=15900#comment-12738 In reply to Imma Mannie.

We are so sorry, may you sense God’s presence and peace surrounding you. May He keep your grandchildren safe.

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By: Marsha https://legacycoalition.com/are-you-estranged-from-your-grandchildren/#comment-12735 Fri, 03 Jan 2025 17:32:59 +0000 http://legacycoalition.com/?p=15900#comment-12735 I have been dealing with a very frustrating and emotionally draining situation with my daugher and her husband for about 4 years. Every since they had a child together he has controlled the situation and I have been unable to have the grandchildren at my home. His mother gets all the time in the world and sleepovers.

My daugther constantly makes excuses for this and makes it into a jealousy issue manipulating the situation to help excuse his behaviors. My mother and I were involved in my grandsons life for the first 4 years until the marriage came about. This is not his biological son.

We were slowly cut out, with everything we did becoming a problem ( reason) to take away all visits until we could only visit at their home.
Then my daugher finds issues with the visits when we are there. To the point the walking on eggshells and uncomfortable vibes have become more than I can take.

I asked her to go to counseling and she agreed but becuase of her 3 kids and work she seems to not have time to work things out.

My mother lost her son, my brother and our grandson was such a bright light in her life. She is in her seventies now and this has totally broken her heart for many reasons.

I ask if anyone could please keep us in your prayers as I will with your families.

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By: Imma Mannie https://legacycoalition.com/are-you-estranged-from-your-grandchildren/#comment-12344 Wed, 18 Dec 2024 10:38:35 +0000 http://legacycoalition.com/?p=15900#comment-12344 In reply to VIDA LOPICCOLO TANNER.

The Tennessee department of Children Services have my three beautiful grandchildren, they are my best friends ever. I have no rights to them and our second Christmas is approaching as a ripped apart by evil and had no meaning other than a corrupt system with selfishness. My grandchildren were mostly taken care of by me, I’m they’re Grannie and to my youngest one, I can hear him still say to her everyday, “I LOVE YOU MANNIE. It’s almost paralyzing without my three grandchildren. I miss them more than life itself.

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By: MARY PAVELICK https://legacycoalition.com/are-you-estranged-from-your-grandchildren/#comment-12101 Mon, 09 Dec 2024 21:29:35 +0000 http://legacycoalition.com/?p=15900#comment-12101 In reply to VIDA LOPICCOLO TANNER.

I am so sorry, Vida. Plus this time of year it is difficult because of all of the memories thru so many holidays spent together. Plus I have no idea why she, her spouse, my great grandson decided we are not worth it. But I am using prayer, communicating with other family. It is really difficult to not be bitter because I never knew what we did. So I try to not think about her & her spouse’s clan who absolutely adore her. That part hurts also.

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By: Donna Unwin https://legacycoalition.com/are-you-estranged-from-your-grandchildren/#comment-11847 Sun, 01 Dec 2024 16:58:16 +0000 http://legacycoalition.com/?p=15900#comment-11847 My son passed away in July of 2023, leaving behind a 6 year old child. He and her mother we separated and shared custody. We saw them every other weekend almost since she was born. When my son got sick the mother was very good at allowing the daughter to have extra visits we her dad, he was staying with us. When he passed away we actually had her until the funeral. We were able to take her away in October over our thanksgiving weekend and she had a good time. At one point prior to this her mother told us that she would never take her from our lives. Thanksgiving was the last time that we saw our her and October 28th was the last time we talked to her on the phone. I had 3 children, daughter passed away in 2007 with no kids then my son in 2023. My 3rd child does not want children so this is my only grandchild.I can not afford a lawyer to go to court but did speak to one. She started that we could go to court, be granted visitation possibly one day a month for a few hours, no over night visits. But in Ontario the do not register this with the courts so the mother could decide not to follow the order and we would have to start all over again. The other problem is that we do not know where she lives so it is hard to serve any papers or even send card to my granddaughter. I often wonder what I did wrong to have so much grief in my life time. It almost feels that when we buried my son we buried our granddaughter as well.

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By: julie barron https://legacycoalition.com/are-you-estranged-from-your-grandchildren/#comment-10191 Tue, 24 Sep 2024 21:10:55 +0000 http://legacycoalition.com/?p=15900#comment-10191 In reply to Christy Brantley Streets.

Hi my story is similar I feel your pain my grandson is 7 autistic and nonverbal I was in his life every day taking care of him while my daughter and her husband worked for 7 years. Last year everything started changing my daughter became very angry and violent due to drugs eventually 5 months ago she threw me off the property and has refused me to see my grandson at all. The grief is sooo over whelming and there are days of nothing but tears, I do pray every day for him to be protected by Gods hand but it’s the not knowing if he is ok. Where I live grandparents have no rights not even for visitation. I know in my heart I will never see him again. And yes the holidays are going to be very hard. I’m reading about grandparents going through this for years I know now you’re pain and sorrow I wish and pray for all of us …

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By: Legacy Coalition Blog Team https://legacycoalition.com/are-you-estranged-from-your-grandchildren/#comment-10067 Thu, 19 Sep 2024 17:23:30 +0000 http://legacycoalition.com/?p=15900#comment-10067 In reply to Alleana.

Praying for you, May truth reign and may relationships be restored.

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By: Legacy Coalition Blog Team https://legacycoalition.com/are-you-estranged-from-your-grandchildren/#comment-10066 Thu, 19 Sep 2024 17:22:16 +0000 http://legacycoalition.com/?p=15900#comment-10066 In reply to Christy Brantley Streets.

Praying that God will work as only He can, restoring relationships. May God calm your grandma’s heart as you pray.

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By: Christy Brantley Streets https://legacycoalition.com/are-you-estranged-from-your-grandchildren/#comment-10028 Wed, 18 Sep 2024 01:32:01 +0000 http://legacycoalition.com/?p=15900#comment-10028 In reply to VIDA LOPICCOLO TANNER.

Hi my story is much like yours but my grand as on just tuned 2 and i havnt seen him since christmas day last year i dont know what to do

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