I'm raising my 8-year-old granddaughter because her mother is unstable and she keeps asking when she can go back to live with mommy and I don't know what to tell her.
More people experience this than they realize.
A grandparent must protect a child while preserving their relationship with an absent parent who may never be stable.
“Where Are You with Intergenerational conversation — talking to descendants?”
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.