07/30/2024
Hi, let me introduce myself.
I'm Jill, and I am a witchy wild woman that likes to sass men, stay up late, shimmy and shake my b***y, and help people feel comfy in their own bodies. ❤️🔥
I am also a grandmother raising her grandson. 🙀 After being a mom for close to three decades and with a teenager at home, this is not a place I ever expected to be, but here I am. My little family has adjusted and we're all doing our best.
Over the past two and a half years, I've learned how important it is to surround myself with people that can understand me and this particular flavor of trauma that we're going through. Nothing about this situation has been easy.
I was so very fortunate to find Grand Family Coalition when I did. Here was a supportive group with other grandparents and kinship relatives raising their non-bio children. We exist! And there are so many more of us than you would ever expect! (Over 36,000 grandparents responsible for their grandchildren in Colorado alone!🤯) We exist and every story is different. The thing we all share is this enormous love for our grands and kinship children, and our desire to make their lives better.
Soooo... even though our lives are hectic, every day I'm tired as hell, and I refuse to give up on my own dreams of a global empire...
I have decided to jump on the board and volunteer for this incredible organization! I'll be acting as Outreach Coordinator, trying to gain visibility and ever-more resources, services, and activities to provide our grand families, and help fill our lives with a little more fun and joy.
You may start seeing me post more about GFC. You may receive donation requests from me, as we are a 501(C)(3) non-profit and rely on donations to stay afloat. If you have an activity that you think would be a good fit for our families- send me a message! Otherwise, I will probably reach out to you! There are many different ways that you can support me, and support this organization.
The wonderful people at Grand Family Coalition helped me tremendously during a time of crazy stress and overwhelm. I will be happy to give back to them, and my community in this way.
While continuing to be my wild, sexy, sassy, (tired) self. 😽
