OK now what? You have read about, Andrew, Ike, Race, Lori, Pecia. My mom and my dad live with me. You think I went on and on about my kids- wait until you hear about my mother. I'm sure people who know her all view her differently. She is very unique. She is very smart- she's a Thesier, they are all very smart- exceptionally smart! She raised 5 kids- not such a big deal in our family as she came from a family with 14 kids! WOW. I get to talk with her everyday and not just because she lives with me. We talked quite a bit before that too. You know when kids are growing up what a pain their parents can be? Well I'm sure I wasn't any different. Then when I had kids of my own I started to think about my mother and realized just how valuable she really is. Well thank God I had my kids young(22 when I had Andrew, and 25 for Ike)I believe that's when you really start to appreciate your parents- that's when it kicked in for me. When Andrew started acting like me when he was a baby that's when I called my mother and asked "if I apologize now will it stop?" We just laughed, and we have been able to laugh together alot since. She is a woman, a person like you and me and I am just interested in her very much. We talk about her mother, and her relationship with her mother. I told my mother that by the time we (my brothers and sisters) came around my grandmother was all worn out. The thrill of grandchildren was worn and not so shiny anymore. It wasn't that I thought she didn't love me or paid enough attention to me etc. I just watched her at family reunions and she was adored by all of us. I remember wanting to talk to her- but I was not alone. Everyone wanted to talk to gramma- so you usually had to wait- Kind of like waiting for Santa- He's special and he listens but there are alot of people waiting to talk to him too, and he know things about you that make you feel special and so does gramma. My mother shared that she didn't' remember talking to her mother like we talk. She remembers her sisters being involved with her more, and showing her and teaching her more than her mother did. Her mom was busy, always busy,e specially after grandpa died. I love my mom. I can tell her anything and I do,and she listens to me and helps me. She supports me even when I am wrong. She cooks for me (she cooks for everyone) and she makes me laugh. I just am so lucky to have her, she is so cool. I can go in her room at night after she has gone to sleep and talk to he if something is bothering me. Dad too for that matter. They are very wonderful people who have allowed me to grow and respect me and taught me to respect and so I respect my kids and look at them. It's a good idea. Talk, respect, help, support, live, love, laugh. It does a whole lot of good, and gets you through the rough times. I am a blessed girl- I winned!!!