Love your avatar Mike--Lone Scout- You ain't alone anymore--I agree with Mike all the way....My mom was a very unhappy woman-in and out of institutions all of my
childhood,
and she had divorced the creep who was my "father" when I was only two (WISE Lady) It was rough- she used to say it: "Once you have kids, you are not allowed to kill yourself" "It's the Coward's way"--"You Owe" and she hated it, but she went on, cause she felt it was her duty to try to be there as best she could, though in severe mental illness and pain----Yeah, Mike-I have to ditto you...

I hope things get better for you LoneScout...somehow, I am certain they will. Theo