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Petition: Give legal right of contact between grandchildren and grandparents

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PunkWomble Mon 01-Apr-24 12:17:56

It's not widely known that grandchildren and grandparents have no automatic legal right of contact. I run the Worcestershire Grandparents' Support Group, one of about 14 such groups throughout the UK, for non-contact grandparents. We currently have a petition on the Petition Parliament website with the aim of getting enough signatures to obtain a parliamentary debate: -

petition.parliament.uk/petitions/655143

This is a huge issue affecting around 2 million grandparents in the UK but nobody ever thinks it could happen to them. People tend not to talk about it for fear of a negative response. Please sign and share as widely as possible. Many thanks.

SingcoTime Thu 04-Apr-24 14:23:59

Delila

SingcoTime, why are you ranting on here about a petition which virtually everybody has said they won’t sign. You go much further than expressing your opinion. Your language and tone are bullying. You rarely “interact” with other posters, except to attack them, even when they are in agreement with you.

The word 'bullying' has an actual definition. It is a word that describes the behaviour of those who intentional target individuals with hurtful behaviour. "To harm, intimidate, or coerce (someone perceived as vulnerable)." You can throw the word around and it still won't describe me. It does however, describe some of the loudest voices who have actually been suspended or banned from Gransnet for targeting individuals across threads. Ironic, isn't it?

Germanshepherdsmum Thu 04-Apr-24 14:21:43

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SingcoTime Thu 04-Apr-24 14:17:55

eddiecat78

SingcoTime your attitude really isn't doing your cause any good - in fact the opposite

Oh thanks eddiecat1 My cause was definitely to get everyone on Granset to agree with me. Oh wait, It wasn't lol. What exactly do you think my "cause" is? The courts, the legislature, and most of the world pretty much agrees with my stance, hence the unsuccessful rate of these petitions and similar court cases. I'd say my "cause" is pretty safely established, as most parents retain their rights to decide which relationships are and aren't healthy for their children.

SingcoTime Thu 04-Apr-24 14:14:46

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eddiecat78 Thu 04-Apr-24 14:13:03

SingcoTime your attitude really isn't doing your cause any good - in fact the opposite

SingcoTime Thu 04-Apr-24 14:11:07

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Germanshepherdsmum Thu 04-Apr-24 14:10:44

I will happily point you in the direction of the talk guidelines.

I have reported your aggressive, hostile posts.

SingcoTime Thu 04-Apr-24 14:07:44

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Iam64 Thu 04-Apr-24 14:06:17

SingcoTime, the level of hostility and anger in your posts on this thread speaks volumes. Your appear to be trying to pick an argument where none exists. Your reference to smug grandparents you’ve learned about on another site again reflects the level of disdain towards them and with which you seem to regard posters here with.
I think you’re relatively new poster yet you accuse unnamed posters here of being banned or suspended for bullying suggests prior knowledge.

DiamondLily Thu 04-Apr-24 14:02:53

Iam64

VioletSky

Yes some people probably have had a bad experience

No one signed it though so don't see any need to take it personally?

Or maybe we have secret signers lol

Putting lol at the end of a dig doesn’t diminish the intention,

It’s an old forum trick…😉

Iam64 Thu 04-Apr-24 14:00:29

VioletSky

Yes some people probably have had a bad experience

No one signed it though so don't see any need to take it personally?

Or maybe we have secret signers lol

Putting lol at the end of a dig doesn’t diminish the intention,

Delila Thu 04-Apr-24 13:57:18

SingcoTime, why are you ranting on here about a petition which virtually everybody has said they won’t sign. You go much further than expressing your opinion. Your language and tone are bullying. You rarely “interact” with other posters, except to attack them, even when they are in agreement with you.

DiamondLily Thu 04-Apr-24 13:56:24

Smileless2012

Just one has said they'd signed and was the first to respond to the OP AGAA4 and whether we agree with the petition or not, thank goodness we live in a country that gives those the right to sign, if they choose too.

Yes, that’s what democracy is. I think a legal right is too heavy handed, but I do think the legal costs for estranged GPs (and non-abusive fathers, who are continually obstructed in trying to see their children) could be more moderate.

Smileless2012 Thu 04-Apr-24 13:54:57

Yes they should DL and when they don't, it's up to the courts to do it for them.

DiamondLily Thu 04-Apr-24 13:52:53

Family Courts are supposed to abide by the Children Act and ensure that the needs of the child are paramount.

The rights of children should outstrip any rights of parents or grandparents.🙂

Smileless2012 Thu 04-Apr-24 13:50:45

Just one has said they'd signed and was the first to respond to the OP AGAA4 and whether we agree with the petition or not, thank goodness we live in a country that gives those the right to sign, if they choose too.

AGAA4 Thu 04-Apr-24 13:47:26

SingcoTime you are preaching to the converted. I don't think anyone on this thread has agreed to sign this petition.
Also don't forget about the Rights of the Child which was not mentioned in your rather aggressive posts.

Smileless2012 Thu 04-Apr-24 13:47:11

Exactly MissA and yet these offensive sweeping generalisations about narc GP's etc continue, attacking the GP's here on GN, some of who are estranged, who have already said they wont be signing confused.

It's a shame that your responses just appear to be a projection of your own anger and bitterness onto the GP's on GN SingcoTime.

GSM grin.

DiamondLily Thu 04-Apr-24 13:45:31

I honestly don’t know why you are arguing so aggressively.

All of the regular posters on here agreed that petitions weren’t the way to go, whatever the relationships status.

But, we are allowed an opinion, much based on life and work experience, to express what we think, and that parents don’t always have the best interests of their children at heart.

Most do, just as most GPs are happy, loving supports and not toxic maniacs wanting control of all things.

This is a forum.

Germanshepherdsmum Thu 04-Apr-24 13:41:27

I don’t need the validation of Gransnet to view my opinion as sensible

What were you saying about an extreme level of arrogance SingcoTime?

New, aren’t you?

MissAdventure Thu 04-Apr-24 13:39:37

I expect that's why nobody here has signed it.

SingcoTime Thu 04-Apr-24 13:38:15

Smileless2012

That's how parents should be DL and thank goodness many are and don't allow their personal grievances to prevent their children from knowing their GP's and other extended family members.

Accusations that they're toxic, undermine the parents and any relationship with GP's will be unhealthy is unfortunately all too easy for some parents to claim to further their own agenda, and is why we need courts to decide whether or not this is the case.

Thank goodness parents aren't the only ones who get to decide because that perceived right, does not override the rights given to children in the Children Act and we all know don't we, that in some cases what's right for the child is the last thing on some parents minds.

It takes an extreme level of arrogance to feel justified in this level of controlling and bullying behaviour I was thinking the same SingcoTime when I read your posts standing by and defending the post you made that GNHQ deleted.

Fortunately, the success rate of bullying narcs who weaponize the courts is incredibly low. The Children's Act doesn't change that. The arrogance of those who persist is circumventing the God-given rights of parents is seen quite regularly by the courts and those petitions are swiftly dismissed. Sanity wins most of the time. The arrogant grans who think they know better than the parents find this out more often than not, hence these pointless petitions.

SingcoTime Thu 04-Apr-24 13:35:08

Considering that some others have been actually banned or suspended for bullying at one point or another, a deleted post (mostly because truth can't be handled by some) is the least egregious thing I've seen on gransnet. Trust me, I won't lost sleep over it.

Smileless2012 Thu 04-Apr-24 13:24:14

Yes maddy no wonder.