Grandparents having to step in to raise their grandchildren is an issue that has become a sweeping epidemic. Caught in a tsunami of parents who are alcoholics, drug addicted, violent, incarcerated, too young, too irresponsible, to ill, abusive, crushed by the recession, made homeless, or just plain overwhelmed, are millions of children at risk. Children in need of parenting. Grandparents are rescuing grandchildren in droves.



I should begin by telling you my story. Here, in excerpts from my bo...