When my son was born, I hired a lawyer to write my will (and my living will) to make it as clear as possible that my mother is not to have custody of my son or be the one to make decisions regarding my son. It's a concern of mine because my mother in law has a physical disability, so the people we have chosen to be his guardians are not related to us by blood, but rather by something that actually matters. The law however, tends not to see things that way, which is why we hired the lawyer instead of trying to do it ourselves.
You see, if my mother were in charge, and the person she was guardian of was in need of a blood transfusion or organ replacement, the person she was guardian of would be forced to go without unless they were of sufficient age to make their own wishes clear. And in a bit of cognitive dissonance, if the person my mother was guardian of was injured in such a way as to render their quality of life non-existent and leave them dependent on a machine for basic bodily functions, if not left in a full persistent vegetative state, my mother would do everything she could to ensure they clung to existence as long as possible.
It is appalling to see a parent so brainwashed they would genuinely refuse to look out for their child's best interests.
You see, if my mother were in charge, and the person she was guardian of was in need of a blood transfusion or organ replacement, the person she was guardian of would be forced to go without unless they were of sufficient age to make their own wishes clear. And in a bit of cognitive dissonance, if the person my mother was guardian of was injured in such a way as to render their quality of life non-existent and leave them dependent on a machine for basic bodily functions, if not left in a full persistent vegetative state, my mother would do everything she could to ensure they clung to existence as long as possible.
It is appalling to see a parent so brainwashed they would genuinely refuse to look out for their child's best interests.
