Grandparents have worked through the courts and their elected officials to get visitation rights for their grandchildren.
As a grandmother, I think grandparents should pay a much bigger role!
Before a child under the age of 26 can apply for "welfare" for their children, grandparents should have their income checked. Whenever possible, they should provide financial support for their grandchildren.
As I stated in a previous post, we as taxpayers are providing medicaid, food stamps, housing allowance, childcare--to a "welfare" mom. Yet her parents are both tenured professors. They want the fun of being grandparents but not the financial responsibility for their child or grandchildren.
Should our responsibility for our children end just because they turn 18? Can you name an 18 year old who is capable of supporting financially themselves--pay for an apartment, clothing, food, transportation, medical care?
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