Raising Kids Without Grandparents: Grieving the Family You Imagined

Raising kids without grandparents means grieving your parents and the family you'd pictured for your children: the sleepovers, the lap, the row of people at the school play. That second loss is real, and you're not being dramatic about it. Your kids can still know their grandparents through stories, and they can have other caring older adults in their lives without anyone replacing your mom or dad.