My cousin's son was a miracle baby when he was born when she was 48 and he was 50. Now 18 he is dealing with trying to leave home to go to school and cope with his father's recent strokes and Mom's insecurities and needs. Just not fair!
You are correct, it is NOT fair for this young man. How can he go about being a young man away at school when he has to worry about his dad having strokes, as well as his mom having her own set of demands? I hope that he has aunts, uncles and/or cousins who he can rely on if only for a chat.
I admire grandparents who have stepped up and taken responsibility. But the thing is this: when a child has a grandparent caring for them they know it is a grandparent and cope quite well with it. When their parents are the age of grandparents they know that they are different and that's a problem![/quote]
I agree with you on this point 1000%.
What is the child suppose to do when the grand parent passes away and the parent wants to step in?
TreeFrog