I appreciate everyone's input on this topic. My husband is now being tested for possible dementia, my granddaughter has been diagnosed bipolar and is being evaluated for Dissociative Identity Disorder and my grandson is doing very well. We will be visiting my husband's family in a couple of weeks and the kids will see their mother. I am deeply offended by those of you who think that you must
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They are his grandchildren by blood, mine by choice. I am legally as much of a grandparent and guardian of these children as he is. I made the choice to raise them in stability and teach them right from wrong by example. My husband has not made that same choice. He raised 5 children in the church. Four of them are drug addicts and alcoholics as he is, which is why I am raising them. The y
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I will spend some time reading the forums and that is exactly what is happening. When I married my husband, I was a very new convert and knew little about the church. Once I learned more than the missionaries taught I became uncomfortable and chose to stop attending. My husband has a history of attending church when his wife attends. When I stopped attending, so did he. He was struggling
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I appreciate your advice. I have my own strong feelings. My husband only goes to church when he feels guilty. The Mormon church is more of a way of life than just a belief. I have compromised. He can take them to church once he attends for 6 months without missing. They can choose to get baptized when they are adults. I don't believe that children should make that decision as children.
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Actually I do because I am raising these kids as my own and I have the same legal custody that he has. I am not just babysitting them.
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That is useful for my discussion with my husband. Can the children be baptized without my permission? My husband and I both have custody of them. Their parents have lost their legal rights. How will the church view this?
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My husband and I were both converts to the church. My husband was active for 20+ years before we married. I was only active for about 4 years and then decided I did not agree with some of the church teachings. Both my husband and I quit attending church. We now have custody of two of my husband's grandkids. They are 11 and 14. They were removed from my stepdaughter because of severe neg
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