Dear Queenie,
My unmarried daughter has a wonderful son who does well in school and has lots of friends.
The problem is that every time she gets a new boyfriend she tries to make him her son’s daddy and the fact is that she has terrible taste in men. They are rude and mean and usually uneducated and they think that because our grandson is smart and polite he is girlish and the way to teach him to be a man is to be rough with him, sometimes even abusive.
Queenie, how can I protect my grandson?—Worried grandmother
Dear Grandmother,
Try to make your daughter understand that it is very bad for her son to constantly be introduced to new daddies, especially the abusive sort.
And if you cannot get this point across to her, make it clear that you will report her boyfriend (and possibly her) to the police and the Court of Guardianship if you suspect your grandson is being abused.
