I Am Seeing Red!

What is wrong with people these days thinking that everything is free? I had a couple of nasty witches get ahold of me because they thought I should just give them information regarding an organization I started for nothing. I guess those two dunder heads don't get the idea of that is why others pay a yearly membership for. You would think $24.95 a year was going to break them. I guess they didn't even consider all the ground work I had to put in to get the Iowa Grandparents Organization from just an idea to a real concept.

As a grandparent in Iowa it amazes me just how many grandparents all over the United States are being denied even seeing or speaking to their grandchildren. Where I was raised we were brought up to respect our elders but again that was when if you stepped out of line the parents could actually correct you without being accused of abuse of some sort. Unfortunately those days are long gone now and we have to contend with the state telling us that they know how to raise our children better. It's called foster care, group homes, adoption, labeling and turning them into chemical zombies. If your child does something wrong though guess what it isn't the child's fault but the rotten parent who didn't teach the child right from wrong. The poor parent was hiding somewhere from the long reach of DHS and the Frankenstien moster the state had created.

The Iowa Senate passed a bill on March 13th, 2007 giving grandparents and great grandparents the right to petition the courts for visitation to their grand and great grandchilren. DHS of course wasn't to happen to hear about it as I found out personally first hand when I tried to ask the witch receptionist at the desk in Waterloo, IA if she knew if their was any agencies in Iowa that I could contact in regards to grandparents rights. She very rudely told me there was no such a thing as grandparents rights. I proved her wrong and she promptly wrote down the information as she so informed me how wrong she thought it was to let grandparents have any rights in a child's life. Only the parent should have the ability to decide who the child spends time around was her belief. As a grandparent I don't want to raise the child but I wont be around forever and I don't like having to jump through hoops just to see my only grandchild any more than any other grandparent likes being treated like dirt. To many young parents use their children like personal pawns to force the issues their way and it isn't fair to the grandparents or the child.

If you want to check out Iowa Grandparents Rights Organization go to www.iowagrandparentsrights.com and look around. The website even has a paypal to pay your membership, a guest book for you to sign and leave any comments, and a email letter signup for you to fill out. It is very simple and easy to use.