Thanks, mgran. It's something I've thought about a lot and glad you brought it up. That baby is now 18... While so much of the past is a blur and a fog, I can still 'see' the inside of her house, and where those books were...

I didn't see that episode (didn't watch it much in the later years). You're right--that is funny. (Reminds me...my mother was not welcome at the birth-- it ended up being induced, so there was no time surprise -- but I'd've kicked her out if she'd "known better" and decided to show up, that's for sure! Rarrrr!

There is helping, then there is imposition. Not the same, eh? That's something else these experiences have in common.