On April 5th, 2018 my girlfriend passed away after a fatal car accident and left me with our baby daughter. I work to support her and myself, and she's well taken care of, I do my best. My girlfriend's parents watch her while I work, and have recently started to drop hints that my daughter is much happier and better taken care of at their house than with me. This past weekend they sat me down and told me that they'd be going after me for custody and that they had grandparents rights and that my daughter deserves better than what I can give her. I'm heartbroken and confused, and i don't know how to fight this or what to do. Can they take her? How can I get them to leave me alone?
pinelands1901 on October 3rd, 2018 at 13:23 UTC »
LAOP cross-posted his question in r/relationships, where he reveals some more pertinent information. Apparently the grandparents are black, and have misgivings about a white man raising their granddaughter. They specifically point to his lack of knowledge of black hair care as an area of concern.
According to LAOP, the grandparents didn't bring these issues up to him before they announced their intentions to file for custody.
c1e0c72c69e5406abf55 on October 3rd, 2018 at 12:40 UTC »
Man talk about a way to fast track yourself out of your granddaughters life. I understand it doesn't come from a place of reason and instead grief but how is OP supposed to trust them with his daughter anymore?
bookluvr83 on October 3rd, 2018 at 11:55 UTC »
I know part of the reason the grandparents are doing this is because they are hurting from the loss of their daughter, but now is not the time to alienate themselves from LAOP. Grief makes people do things they wouldn't normally.