LdiJ
Senior Member
This is a really classic situation and in a way, I do feel sorry for grandma.
Because her daughter and granddaughter lived with her she developed an unrealistic sense of entitlement to her grandchild and the belief that she has more power/standing/authority than she has in a legally realistic sense. Apparently uncle has developed that same sense of entitlement.
She also apparently believes that spanking is abuse, and refuses to understand that it is not, legally abuse.
I suspect that she also was not happy that her daughter and grandchild left her home to live with this guy.
Roll all of that up in a ball, and the first time she hears of something she doesn't like, she takes it way over the top and she and her son threaten her daughter and boyfriend.
Now she cannot understand why she isn't allowed regular contact with the child. Clearly, from what she has said here, she refuses to even consider that she and her son were over the top and behaved badly.
As a result, this group of people is unlikely to ever be a "happy family" again...and its actually quite sad.
Because her daughter and granddaughter lived with her she developed an unrealistic sense of entitlement to her grandchild and the belief that she has more power/standing/authority than she has in a legally realistic sense. Apparently uncle has developed that same sense of entitlement.
She also apparently believes that spanking is abuse, and refuses to understand that it is not, legally abuse.
I suspect that she also was not happy that her daughter and grandchild left her home to live with this guy.
Roll all of that up in a ball, and the first time she hears of something she doesn't like, she takes it way over the top and she and her son threaten her daughter and boyfriend.
Now she cannot understand why she isn't allowed regular contact with the child. Clearly, from what she has said here, she refuses to even consider that she and her son were over the top and behaved badly.
As a result, this group of people is unlikely to ever be a "happy family" again...and its actually quite sad.