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Post by JeepGirl on Jan 16, 2017 6:59:04 GMT
This weekend I have been at my daughter's watching my granddaughter (10yrs) and my grandson (14 yrs), while my dd and sil took older gs (17yrs.) to visit out-of-state college. My gs told me to look at instagram because my dd gave me a "shout out" (whatever that is-lol). When I went there, I saw she posted pics I had sent her of my gs and gd this weekend doing different activities, including going to my house riding quad and playing with horses. She actually posted two with me in it, which she never does and thanked me so much for all I had done this weekend. (this is a first) It really made me feel good to see that post.
Although I am not permitted to communicate with my es's daughter, she and my dd's daughter are cousins and are both on instagram and other social media together. I saw that among the "likes" on my daughter's comments and pictures was my other granddaughter (my es's daughter) who lives just down the road from me. I had such a sad feeling, thinking she is looking at my one granddaughter being with me and having fun while she and I don't communicate at all. Some of you may remember, she is the granddaughter who turned her head on me in school when I was subbing when I tried to give her a small graduation gift and then saw her and my es at my grandson's soccer game and neither one talked to me. Anyway, I wanted to write on that stupid Instagram that I was missing another granddaughter who I wished could have been with us, but, of course, I didn't.
Do any of you have grands that you have relationships with and others you don't? I truly hate this and I know it is not of God. It is all evil but satan will not triumph. I know I need to press on with prayer and hope, in faith.
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Post by lindajoan on Jan 16, 2017 12:38:57 GMT
I am so glad you had a good time with your gc. My ED is not married and does not have children. I can only imagine that your other gc would love to have a relationship with you. It is not fair to them. They are innocent. We continue to pray that one day reconciliation will take place. It would be a such blessing for each one.
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Post by everloving11 on Jan 16, 2017 16:11:17 GMT
We are blessed with 11 grandchildren, but we are completely cut off (even from pics on Internet)from our autistic granddaughter and now 1-year old grandson we have never met. 18 months ago, when our DIL was pregnant with him, the doctors gave a horrid diagnosis and recommended immediate abortion: mixed gender issues and extra chromosomes, etc. We strongly urged them to get another series of tests done and, wouldn't you know it, the tests all came back normal. Either they had done the previous tests wrong, read them wrongly, or mixed up the results (which happens more often than you'd think). This process took months so you'd think they'd be grateful that we helped save this little life for them. Nothing....but no news is good news. We've heard that he is perfectly normal. Anyway, it's all so puzzling. The Enemy surely blinds hearts. Hang in there, jeepgirl, and enjoy what time and communication you do get. I know the One Who is stronger than the enemy and have read over and over in the Bible how God changed the hearts of unbelieving strong-willed people to come to Him.
I'm sitting at home not only because this is a school holiday so I don't get to teach but we got an unexpected 4-6" of snow. Snow has a lot of down-sides, but isn't it amazing how it covers a multitude of deadness in glorious beauty! And if you get a chance, check out the size of a snow crystal (up to 200 make a single snowflake). These fragile clear crystals are only the size of Lincoln's nose on a penny but look of at the strength they have when they bind together (enough to stop cars or tear down a mountain) --- sorta like all of us!!!
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Post by difficulttime2 on Jan 16, 2017 23:06:23 GMT
The grand kids are truly the collateral damage in this sick game our EC's play using their own children as pawns.
I would love on those grand kids you have contact with ... and pray for those you don't... Perhaps once they are older, you will be able to contact them. In the meantime, I think you are doing everything you can.
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Post by byhisgracealone on Jan 17, 2017 0:09:25 GMT
Sadly, my two GC from my ED, who I am not permitted to see, are my only grandchildren. I think about how sad it is for them and myself. They are missing a loving relationship with their real, maternal grandmother. They only know the woman who married their grandfather as their grandmother.
My maternal grandmother left my grandfather when my mother was young, and remarried a few years later. While my grandmothers husband became a wonderful grandfather to all of us,and we loved him, I do regret that I was never able to meet my real grandfather. He asked our mother if he could meet us toward the end of his life, when we were a little older, and my mother turned him down. I regret that. He is now deceased, and we cannot hear his story. What ever mistakes were made by whom ever made them, he never got to meet his grandchildren, and we never got to meet him. It really is unfair when anyone keeps family from their loved ones. Estrangement is very unkind all the way around.
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