Thank you Lynn, for sharing. Mother and I had a good relationship because I understood so much about her that she did not. She loved me to the best of her ability. My brother's wife took offense at her over 30 yrs ago and would not allow him to speak to her or my dad. My sister decided four yrs ago that she did not want to be a part of us and no longer speaks to any family members that are left. My brother is bipolar and my sister refuses to believe that she too, could have some issues (they don't speak to each other, either). I have come to the conclusion, I can't worry for all of them, nor do they want or need me to. I have two grown sons of my own and one granddaughter who is my sunshine. I am close to her father, my oldest son but my younger son and I are still a work in progress. But I did make a positive move today and adopted an 8 week old Blue Heeler puppy that will need a lot of attention and training. I feel that maybe I need to focus myself to being outside (I live on a farm, a recent move) and these kind of dogs are energetic and need to keep moving. My cat has other opinions on this matter! I am sorry about your brother, I know that is a big possibility with my own brother. Thanks again, everyone, for being here. Keep the faith.