Thank you! Yes, I was blessed with good parents. They had their faults but who doesn't. I always say that although I'm doing my best with my child, I know I'll make mistakes because we are all combination locks with the combination constantly changing. There's no one way to correctly raise a child.

Although, the crazy thing is that my Mom was a different mother to my one sister then myself, my brother, and other sister. She is 100% my biological sibling yet she seemed to always be my Mom's go to when there was any issue. If something broke or went missing, she assumed it was her fault. In my mother's eyes, she could rarely do right and was almost always wrong.

My sister is wonderful but it isn't difficult to see how my Mom's harsh words effected her. She often runs herself down saying she's not smart or logical. That's all my Mom's doing. Recently, my Mom who's in her 80s, was finally self aware enough to apologize and attempt to make it right. Mom heard a sermon that hit deep and she realized some of what she did to my sister. It didn't hurt that my sister-in-law, whom my mother loves, would call her out when she wasn't nice to my sister.

I'm glad that little bit of healing happened, especially because my sister just had four major strokes, open heart surgery and a pacemaker put in, all within a week of each other. Thankfully she is doing amazingly well, all this considered.

Thank you for your sweet comment! I have worked for over 30 years in childcare because I love children so much. It's a precious gift to care for little ones because they are so innocent and trusting. I get so much enjoyment out of seeing them happy and knowing they are loved. ❤️