We support and are non-judgemental.

I have written about this before, but maybe it needs reiterating.
This is a support group, I aim to support grandparents who are unable to see their grandchildren, for a variety of reasons.
Of course there is always two sides to every story, but as a support group it is not for me to be judgemental, I take grandparents who contact me at face value, not only grandparents  but mums and dads as well.
I for one have said things in the past that I regret, I defy anyone to say they have never said or done something that they should't have.
The great sadness, is that situations or behaviour  that may have occurred years ago, can cloud our relationships, cause rifts that appear to be too difficult to heal.
Life is precious and all too often too short, it takes enormous strength of character and courage to say sorry or to forget what has happened in the past, and move forward.
The children get caught up in something beyond their control, and many adults in their lives let them down, they are our future, what has gone before is nothing to do with them.
As they become older, we know that they begin to ask questions and if they feel they have been lied to, and denied a relationship with their extended family they turn against those who have caused the problem.
There are absolutely no winners in this.
Also just to make it clear our group is an independent group, we have no employees, it is just a support group, to support, to listen and to talk.
Jane
www.bristolgrandparentssupportgroup.co.uk