Dotsie, my mom's life was more like the younger woman's and my life was more like the younger woman's mother.

We had role reversal. She's always telling me her troubles and expounding on how much better my life is than hers was. Even with the stroke my husband had almost a year ago, I realize she is right. There will always be minor set backs and disappointments, boring or sad days, but nothing like her experiences. Many of the bad things she experienced were the result of her own poor choices. I think she has never allowed herself to acknowledge that fact.

[ January 21, 2006, 02:33 PM: Message edited by: ladybug ]