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Our local news did a week long series on grands raising grands due to incarcerated or dead parents. It is becoming very prevalent.
I recently met an older couple at a birthday party for my friends’ father. As I was talking with them they told me they’re currently raising their 5 year old GREAT grandson. His grandma (their daughter), was raising him but she now has drug issues and incapable of caring for him any longer. The child’s mother (who is also a long time drug user), was incarcerated for awhile for dealing drugs and then gave up/lost custody of her son.
This couple were delightful and very positive, doing their best to raise this little boy. The great grandmother is 79 and great grandfather just turned 80. So sad.
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