I remember years ago standing and watching my dear friend with her grandson, thinking I will never do that. She was now raising her grandson after her daughter-in-law died unexpectedly. My thoughts were, “Why would you do that when his dad was a grown man, in good health, and quite able to take care of him?” Over the years I really had no understanding of why she didn’t just let her son take care of him. I knew he had some problems, but still… this was his child and he needed to step up to the plate. How ignorant was …
