Grandmother Raises Grandchildren Alone, Reflects on Sacrifice

I'm 63 and raising 2 grandchildren alone. It's cost me my retirement years, but I wouldn't trade it for the world.

Rebecca Black has raised two of her grandsons since they were young. Rebecca Black Rebecca Black, 63, has been raising her grandsons in Texas since 2020. Black had to leave her job to care for her grandsons after their day care closed during the pandemic. Raising them has financially strained Rebecca's retirement years, but she says it's worth it. This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Rebecca Black, 63, who lives in Odessa, Texas. Black is raising two of her grandsons, whom ...