I have 2 daughters and 3 grands and 1 great grand who I only see on Facebook. I won't go into my drama, but know I feel your pain keenly and pray that everything turns around for you.
Yea, too much info. You can't do anything about being able to spend more time with your kids or their kids. If they have hard feelings against you for whatever reason, you now have to accept it.
Just send cards for birthdays and holidays to let them all know you are staying in touch. Maybe see if you can find them on Facebook. Once the kids get older they may want to know who this woman is who keeps sending cards and stuff.
And go out and make some new friends who can take the place of a family so you don't go crazy. Your kids have decided they don't like you and don't want you in their (or their kids') lives. You can't force yourself in without completely alienating them.
I cant really gove you an answer,but what I can give you is a way to a solution, that is you have to find the anglde that you relate to or peaks your interest. A good paper is one that people get drawn into because it reaches them ln some way.As for me WW11 to me, I think of the holocaust and the effect it had on the survivors, their families and those who stood by and did nothing until it was too late.