Replies to 'Grandparents Raising Grandchildren'

 Hi, i'm not a Grandparent, but i am raising two kids that are my sisters two oldest kids, and it's not easy at all, i have six of my own, and money is always a problem, but the love and they way I can see them growing and becoming more and more trusting of  my family and I is worth it all. I can go on forever, at one time i had all four of the kids, but that was way to much, and everyday i think about it i'm hurt because i wish i could have kept all of them togather.

I was curious after reading your story.  What did it take to adopt?....and did you talk to your daughter before you adopted?  Im in between on this and we are ready to adopt too..Just wasnt sure how to go about it...In talking with our daughter or going against her...We have had our granddaughter from birth and thought her mother would wake up..but no luck so we went and sought sole custody. After years of having custody and are daughter still doing what she does best...We thought about just adopting.  Our granddaughter already has our name as our daughter could not figure out who the daddy was.  Im always looking for some good advise as I get at wits ends at times!