"Grandparent That Raise Their Grand Children Or Great Grand Children"

This is a major thing that's happening all over the world and it's really sad for the grand parent. I wrote this hub after talking to a favorite aunt about her grand daughter moved herself and two kids into her home. I know it's my aunt fault for allowing it, but she was trying to help, but her grand daughter has been there a year and hadn't made any preparations to leave or to find a place for her and her kids. Young people,sometimes take advantage 0f grand parent for their own benefit. The reason so many grand parent are raising  their grand children, or great grand is their parent dropped the ball or have shrugged their adult responsibility because of drugs or other problem. sometimes grand parent take their grand children or great grand children, because their parent have and outstanding drug problem,or alcoholic problem. 

Grandparent take their grand children, because they don't want them to end up wards of the state or living with strangers. This is when the grandparent step up to the plate and take custody of their grand children, some children lose their parents to death; this something that can't be helped. There are sometimes, when parents are just plain irresponsible,with their children casing child abuse and neglect to their children. The reason I say it's sad and my heart go out to the grand parent; is it doesn't seem fair for them to have to raise the children and then turn around and raise their grand children. I think grand parent should be enjoying their lives and their old age. I'm hurting for thr grand parent that really feel they have no choice but to take their grand children in their home and raise them. We all should care enough for our parent that we burden them down; with raising our children, when we know it's our job and responsibility to do so. Lets get our lives together,so we can raise our own children and give our parent  a break; where they can enjoy the years that they have left,instead of being tied down to their grand children . Love your Parents and be responsible for your own children, because it's the right thing to do.

Benny Faye Douglass