Shelley Garrett:  

I live in Texas now but I have lived in New Mexico, Germany, Mississippi and Illinois since I graduated from High School. I have two children, my daughter, Tiffany is 44. Tiffany has 3 children who are my sun, moon and stars. My granddaughter is Tessah and my grandsons, are Jaden and Davis. Tessah has given me my two great-grandsons Landon and Dylan. My son, Joshua is 37 years old. Josh has no children as he has a diagnosis' of Pervasive Developmental Disorder (under the Autism Spectrum) as well as many other health issues. I have 2 step-children from a previous marriage whom I helped raise. I am still very much a part of their lives. They have given me 3 granddaughters Hayden, Bailey and Teagan and 3 grandsons James, Jaecob and Malyki who again are my sun, moon and stars. James became a father in October 2020 to my great-grandson Jaxon. As a grandmother I am in my element. As a parent I have learned that no child comes with an instruction book and regardless of what works with one does not always work with another and this is where you employ creative parenting. I have learned when they say "you could have or should have done this" to smile and say "I did the best I could at the time and if ...Expand for more