Grandparents Denied Access to their Grandchildren
This first morning of spring, as I walked along a mountain trail, admiring the black-eyed-susans flowering prolifically down the hills, I began to talk out loud. Luckily, there was no one else about, so I felt free to speak as loudly as I wanted. It …
I’m sitting here at my desk, listening to the distant rumble of thunder. While looking out the window at the darkening sky, I am jolted from my reverie by the sudden, intrusive grind of an electric saw. There have been numerous times when I have …
Last night, sitting on my deck, I watched the evening settle in over wildflowers, trees, and rooftops. As the sky darkened and shadows lengthened, fireflies began to twinkle. Day was done. Everything ends, we know this. The relationship with my daughter-in-law ended. The easy, loving relationship …
“Nobody can do for little children what grandparents do. Grandparents sort of sprinkle star-dust over the lives of little children.” ~ Alex Haley When I think of the horrendous reality of being banished from my son’s family, my thoughts often turn to how unnatural it …