Part of my family left me. My daughter a sweet innocent emotional girl, was taken by an ex 8 yr marine. He will not let her have any contact with me as he hates me. There was a trust involved, and a beach house he very much wants. I have a new grandson, a year old this 29th I have never seen. I had to beg for his name. no contact, no matter how I ask, or cry. I face major surgery again, I feel alone too. I have several good friends outside my family that are my family now. I could not make it anymore on my own. My dissabilities were too much to handle this beach house alone. I ran out of money as I had no health insurance when all hell broke out with my health. No dimes are left. I moved in my best friend, a woman. Well thats what did it. I moved in a friend to help me out, and my sin of all sins is to live with a woman. For that I am punished by not having my family. I cannot tell you how sick I feel over all this. I sometimes do not want to continue on at all. This list is beginning to help me. I am finding out I am not alone, and that there are others who can help me cope. I wish you better days to come

praying things get better

Thank you for understanding my pain in having my family split. I have not seen a picture of my grandson, nor as I said allowed to be a part of my own family. When my dissibilites got so I could not handle the house or myself for matter, I moved in my best friend, a woman. Boy did I sin with that in my family. I am eternally damned for that. I was told to my face I am not welcome in their home without supervision...I am 59 yrs old, and I find that statement quite full of S_____. It hurt you bet. I can't get over it in fact, and that is part of the reason I don't know If I want to go on sometimes. I see about my surgery today. I do have council, a good therapist, and now I have this list. I already know I need to connect to people on this list to help me through it. My grandson turns one on the 29th should I send a card even though it will be put in the garbage.?

I would Virginia. I know that you'll probably never know if he got the card or not, but you will know that you sent it, and I think that's important.

Don't stoop to their level. Continue to love your grandson even though you've not yet met.... and one day hopefully, your love and perseverance may be rewarded.

There are no guarantees Virginia, but that goes for everything in life. Put your trust in the Lord and pray that things will change for the better in the not too distant future.

I wish you well.

Hello daisy mae, I am new to the list too. I have family issues as well, a daughter that will not be a part of my life. I have friends that do help me when I feel alone. Family sometimes just doesn't work, or one member desides they want no part. I do not know why this happened, and I always question WHY? There are people who care, and I am one of them. I am 58 and do not understand why my family split. I came into this site, needing the company of those souls, tuned into one another. I am glad you found this site too. I do care. Ginnie

I am thinking of you this a.m. I am sorry your family has not been there for you. I am in similar circumstances. I get no help or compassion from one of my two children. My son is in my corner, my daughter is lost to me, and so is the grandson I shall never meet. All this becaue I became disabled and moved my best friend in with me, a woman...and all hell broke loose. I am now a sinner, and my sin is to be shunned by my family, my daughter, her husband, and my innocent grandbaby. It is hard enough to make it when you do have your family. Those of us who do not, reach out like you are doing now. Do not stop reaching out. I care about you. We are all the human family and we need each other very much. I am here, if you ever need to talk about family things. Ginnie