Raising thier grandkids

Sorry, my apologies in advance for the following soap-box rant. But while I love Rani and Max for who they are – I truly respect them for what they do. Or in this case, what they are doing. Our friends took in their grand kids last summer (children 2,6 & 7)and are currently raising them without help. Now I say without help, but what I mean is without financial support from the state of Texas. See, Rani’s grand kids are currently wards of another state which means they don’t get help from the state of Oregon, and in Texas, if you’re a relative, you don’t get any help either. So if they took kids in off the street that they weren’t related too, they’d get support. As it is – not so much. It’s a messed up world. Anyway, I realize it’s not about the money, it is about the love, and here’s some pictures to prove it.

Clare Troutman
Troutman Photography
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