I amy not have said it, but I sure THOUGHT IT.
It’s not the prevailing mindset here in this thread, but many on FR wouldn’t let someone decide to come in between them and their lawful rights to take their own children.
And the granddad has no rights in coming in between dad and his custodial rights. The mom does, her grandfather does not.
And would you claim someone “struck” you if you’d just killed them?? Many would.
Sometimes, if you’re close enough, you get touched in the shuffle.
You are missing the main point. The dad was tresspassing on grandpa’s property, he was also in charge to take care of the kids. The dad should have handled it differently.