Update on nephew situation

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Update on nephew situation
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Sun, 06-01-2008 - 4:33pm
So, after the bombshell Friday morning about having to move my nephew into my home, we got another one:
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Sun, 06-01-2008 - 8:37pm
I think your reaction was normal. It wasn't as if there was discussion and a chance to adress your concerns, it was wham, you're taking him. Eeeek. Its good that he has found a good home hopefully and if you can be there for him as well as family I'm sure it will be immensley helpful to the other family. Its a shame that your FIL is so self-centred that he can't look out for his own Grandson but then I guess since his mother is not very concerned either I guess the apple doesn't fall far from the tree. Maybe you can be a stable positive force in his life, just from a bit of a distance. Good luck to all of you.

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Sun, 06-01-2008 - 9:29pm
Thanks, Tam...as I just posted on the Only Child board, my DH has been the only consistent positive male role model in this boy's life since he was 3 years old....my heart breaks for him but I don't really know how to help other than to support DH's efforts (it helps to have been a boy to know what he's going through, I guess).
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Mon, 06-02-2008 - 11:45pm

Glad it worked out & hopefully you won't need to take him in the future. It was a very normal reaction you had, don't feel badly about it.


I always used to tell dh to deal w/the boys for the most part. I used to say I never was a teenage boy & didn't have a clue to how they were feeling or thinking or felt. Since dh had been a teenage boy at one time he walked in their shoes so to speak & was better able to relate.


Your always welcome to come vent anytime on the Grandparent Raising Grands board.


Will be praying for you that everything goes as you want it to or feel comfortable with.

Dee

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