on 2/14/01 6:31 AM, Gerald Allen Green at gagreen wrote:
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Ok, here is the round about way to grandfather hood.
    We have one natural child, now aged 22 and engaged to be married but
does not have children yet.  About eight years ago we took in three other
fourteen year olds who had been abandoned or thrown away by the adults
responsible for them.  One was my niece who is married and has a two and
half year old who my wife and I are the only grandparents she knows.  One of
the boys we took in got his girlfriend pregnant a little over 8 months ago.
Since then, they have broken up and the girlfriend  now lives with another
boyfriend.  Last night our son behaved responsibly and was there at the
birth and assumed legal responsibility as the father of his son.  Given  his
parents and his mother's relatives, I expect he will need a lot of
grand-parenting over the next twenty years or so.  We will be there for him
in any way we can.
    Jim Gundlach
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Jim, you're a model human in the grand/parenting
department...and your kids and grandkids are
lucky to have you.  I wish you and all yours only
the best.
Cheers,
Paul
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Hi Jim,
Unfortunately, it seems that this is the era that grandparents are raising
grandchildren, but God Bless You that you are there for both your kids, etc
and, especially, the grandchildren.  I hope that everything you ever wish
for, comes true.
I always enjoyed your posts, but I like them better now, and just wish that
I had the time (and the place) to start and stoke a pecan fire to roast my
beans.
All the best,
Joe
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