Do you feel like you’re in an uphill battle being an alienated grandparent as you are attempting to “legally” pursue visitation with your grandchildren? Quite frankly, you are! Especially if your adult children have no “black marks” against them such as mental illness, drug and alcohol abuse, run-ins with the law, domestic violence accusations, or…
How Can I Survive Grandparent Alienation?
When my grandson was taken from us, I had no idea where he was. His mother made “a run for it” out of state and we had zero clue as to where they had gone. I was sick, literally sick, dazed, lost, and frozen with fear. We raised our grandson in our home for his…
Living as if there was no tomorrow…
I have been on hiatus from GrammaWarrior for the last month and a half, enjoying the fruits of my grandparent visitation. As part of our negotiated visits this year, we were allowed to bring our grandson back home to Arizona for a five week summer visit. The visits I am granted each year are a…
The Ultimate Way to Create Memories and Nostalgia with our Grandchildren – MUSIC!
When it comes to music, my favorites are country music and contemporary Christian music – oh, and I almost forgot, anything Elvis Presley. I am a fanatic! I grew up on country music and seventies and eighties rock and pop music, and later in life started gravitating toward the Christian contemporary genre. This gravitational pull…
I feel so Alone…But, You’re Not!
When my situation happened in July 2017, I was in a daze, a state of confusion and heartbreak. Our grandson was suddenly taken out of state by his mother and we had no idea where they were or why this happened. I felt so alone in this situation and I felt I was one of…
I feel like I’m living in a FREAK SHOW, and I’m the FREAK!
Many times, over the past years, I have felt lost, confused, and frankly like I don’t fit in. Sure, I am almost sixty years old, a mother and a grandmother, and I come from the era of typewriters, rotary phones, Shirley Temple, and Captain Kangaroo – yet, I believe I have kept up with much…
10 Ways to Make Lasting Memories with your Grandkids
What do you remember from your time with your grandparents? The relationship I had with my grandparents was not extremely close as they weren’t the hands on, get involved, or baby-sitting type. I do remember spending some time with them doing family activities such as exploring AZ ghost towns, rock collecting, and attending holiday gatherings….
7 Songs to Help Survive Grandparent Alienation
My Christian roots, faith, family, and friends helped me to survive my devastation in losing my grandson. Through much prayer and music, I was able to get back up again to carry on. I found comfort and hope in many songs and I would sing along with tears flowing. The Following seven songs had the…