Dan and Daisy dated in high school, separated and reunited in college. Their daughter Callas was born in 1996, three years before they were officially married. Earlier this year, Daisy died in a car accident. Maternal grandma, Jeannie, wants visitation rights. Dan refuses. His reasoning is that he doesn't want Callas exposed to exploits of the city: watch tv all day, being a mall rat, eating candy, etc.
Dan and Callas lives a simple life on his 50 acre farm where there is no electricity and no running water. Dan believes in nature and preserving the earth. He is a jewelry maker and has financial stability. He has first-aid skills and there has not been a medical problem to date. He smoked pot in college, but was never caught. He does not do drugs now, but drinks on occasion. Dan has no history of mental illness or criminal activity.
Callas does not go to school, but this has been okayed by the local board of education people. She has no friends on the farm but interacts with neighbors. Callas is not sheltered; she is very active on the farm and helps with farm chores. She is a smart kid who can read and write. Dan does not object her going to college. Daisy approves this way of raising Callas.
Should grandma Jeannie have visitation rights? Why or why not?
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That's a tough one. I think being a biological grandparent alone should not automatically grant you visitation rights. But in this case, Callas is not living a "normal" life.
Yet, now we have to define normality.
Good luck. I would hate to deliberate this one.
You mentioned, not "normal."
What specifically will you point out about Callas's way of life to help you argue (assuming you're grandma?)
She would like that in a 3 pages essay, word document, and double spaced. Preferably finished before 4pm today.
(Don't fall for trick.)
hahahahaha
you left out the 1" margins and Times New Roman font
ahahahahha
shoot...what the heck
while i'm at it
just wear a wig and show up in Baltimore at 6:25, ok?
'ppreciate it
what wig?? The type that George Washington use to wear??
I thought only in British/HK...
no man, a wig with long black hair, so that person can pretend to be me
no wigs in US...at least i don't think so...
Funnyguy, trust me, unless she wants to fail out of school she doesn't want anything I write!
Unless you live in a 3rd world country with flies eating your flesh while you sleep, I think not "normal" is:
- Having no electricity
- Lack of friends, which prohibits the potential development of socialization skills
- No running water
- No formal schooling (which is so much more than just an academic focus)
From the grandma’s POV: think about how immigrants felt when they came to this country. Everything they see, they open their mouth (sometimes while picking their nose) and stare. Although not in the same league, why would you want a child to grow up with such limitations? Don’t you want a child to be well rounded so that she’ll be prepared for the “real world” when she grows up?
Why can't Grandma come to the farm to visit Callas?
Dude...
Slow Bunny...
Didn't you read the entry??
Cus the father said so!
Or maybe ... the "Slow Bunny" Grandmother offered metamucil for the Father when he was having some stomach problems few days ago... and the father got pissed off!!
and said, "Stay away!!
NO granddaughter for you!"
I guess I wasn't too clear. Dan doesn't want grandma to visit Callas. So grandma sued Dan for grandparental visitation rights.
So I just wanted to pick your brains on what grandma's arguments would be.
Isn't that what I said earlier?
What you gots to correct me like I'm wrong??
well, i don't think i mentioned that grandma is suing dan
maybe that's why the bunny is confused?
Heheh..sorry, Bunny gets confused easily and all those words were too much.
Dad is crazy. Let the girl see Grandma if she wants to .
Was this a real case?
not sure if it's a real case... i'm thinking it's something our prof made up so we can write about it...
I think we comment longer than your blogs.
Dude put something up...
I shouldn't talk .. but still....
put something..
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