This web-site was started by, Joshy's "Oma" & Dailen's "Grammy", we are 2 Grandmas that have
been through (and are still going through) the pain of a Grand-baby being taken away.

My grandson, Joshua has been missing since January 7, 2004. Since he was taken by his mother
the police can not (or will not) do anything. In my search for help in locating Joshy, Shelley,
a.k.a. Grammy, answered an e-mail I sent to a web-group looking for advise and help.  There is so
VERY LITTLE information out there to help in a situation such as ours, (read our stories on the following pages).

Shelley has been through this tragedy already and has been able to offer some wonderful advise on things that worked for her and places that were helpful in her search for Dailen. But most of all she has been a shoulder for me to cry on and a rock to hold me up through it all. Since she has been "there and back" she understands the sleepless nights, the head-aches from trying to deal with the system.  In our late night chats on-line we came to the conclusion that there are a lot of "us" out there with no real way to help each other. The "us" are grandparents. We have no rights in these situations except to sit back in pain and wait for things to happen around us.

Sometimes all that is needed is to have an extra set of eyes and ears in another state. In the case of Joshy, we were pretty sure he was in the Tampa area, but we could not afford to hire a private investigator to sit and watch the house to see if he was there. If there were a list of others is our situation that would be willing to JUST drive by this house once in a while and see if there was any sign of our Joshy, well it sure would have been wonderful. I mentioned this to Shelley and she said she would be willing to do that for someone in her area and I'm willing to do whatever I can in my area. We came to the conclusion that there needed to be a web-site where you could find a list of willing people. Next thing you know....Oma & Grammy's Place was born.

If you are willing to be an extra set of "eyes & ears" in your area, please sign up with us. You will
NEVER be asked to do anything illegal, just to help out a little. You just might be the person that can mend someone's broken heart.

"Your child has lost a child! You have lost your grandchild, but your child needs
your support. You grieve for your grandchild as you watch your child hurting.
You feel so helpless as you watch your child cry and grieve for their child. You
are hurting, too! There are even times when you are overlooked because most
focus on your child and the hurt they are going through. You want to be there
for your child, but you need support and understanding."

Our Mission

"Oma & Grammy's Place" strives to create and maintain a partnership with fellow grandparents
to bring together individuals willing to assist in the search and return of our missing grandchildren. Through this network of caring individuals you will have Eyes & Ears in the states you can not be.

We are here to provide assistance and emotional support to grandparents undergoing the heart
ache of a missing grandchild. With the people listed on our "Eyes & Ears" page, you are able to
match  your needs with a volunteer in another state.

Oma & Grammy's Place is dedicated to providing the following to all who ask:

Support Network
Information
Shoulder to cry on
Links to helpful sites
Tidbits to make you smile

Parental abduction has a drastic emotional and psychological impact
on the searching parent as well as on the abducted child.

As a parent, it is very difficult to imagine a greater personal tragedy than the disappearance of a child. Silence fills the home and in the parents' hearts, the anguish of yet another day without their beloved  child... waiting, praying, and hoping for his safe return. The bitterness and anger that often consumes members of a family during and after a separation often results in the abduction of children. When a parent takes his child, there is a misconception that because the child is with his parent he must be safe. Sadly, this is not the case and the motive is often not out of love for the child, but is an act of revenge against the other parent. Unfortunately, children who find themselves in this situation are the victims of a bitter separation. They are moved constantly from one place to another and take on new identities on a frequent basis. These children are unable to form any long-term relationships due to their fugitive type lifestyle and are coerced to lie about who they are and where they are from. This type of lifestyle affects the child emotionally and these effects may be apparent long after the child has been recovered.

Contact Information

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