Some people will never get a grip on reality. I met a grandmother not too long ago, who is in the process of raising her grandchildren. I am grateful for the opportunity to help this lady, and I think that she will try to do the things that I will teach her. But, she is not the problem.
She told me her situation. She is raising a grandchild, who is in trouble with the authorities. The child’s father died from a condition that is related to alcoholism. This lady’s husband is also a recovering alcoholic. When she came to my class, I asked her where her husband was? She told me that he would not come to classes like these. I told her that he needed to because he was the beginning of this family’s problem. I tried to be nice about how I said that to her. But, sometimes you just have to be blount with people. This lady was trying to be the best that she could be, but her husband is in denial that he is the problem.
Folks we have to wake up and see that we will reap what we sow. This lady lost a son, and now her grandchild is heading down the same path. Grandpa needs to get more involved and try to make up for his past failures. Sometimes when we mess up we need to apologize and make a difference where we can. I am fearful for this young person, because without a positive male figure in their life the future is dim.
