Oh my heart.
Today was rough.
I received a phone call this morning from K's paternal grandmother. This is the first time I've heard from her. From my understanding, she never sought custody of K, although she has adopted his slightly older sister.
Her phone call today went a little something like this:
"No one told me that his grandmother wasn't allowed to adopt him. Had I known that, I would have adopted him myself. I'm not threatening you or anything, but I want you to know that I can go to DHS and fight for custody." That non-threat was repeated multiple times.
In the end, I think she was just trying to make sure we would allow her to continue to have contact with him in the future. I don't know.
This afternoon was his birthday family with his biological family. His paternal grandmother was there... and repeated much of what she said on the phone. She spent no time with K and left without saying goodbye to him.... and she was also extremely drunk and loud the entire time.
Awkward.
I'm thankful my little man has a whole bunch of family that loves him. But I can't say I ever expected the drama that would involve.
That is so so so rough! Just in case, which I'm sure you already know this, but keep record of anything she does or says that could deem her an inappropriate custodian. Honestly she's probably just saying it; all bark and no bite. If she has no money then I highly doubt she'd try because it would be costly. And how did she NOT know she could file for custody in the first place? That doesn't sound right. Maybe she feels out of control and the only way to feel in control is to have this power trip and try to get under your skin.
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