Actually I have tried that approach with my mother. It doesn't work. Sometimes I do wish that she would find a man or companion (human she has to many animals now!) to be with oor just talk to.The really weird twist to this story is that she hates men and yet she was upset when she found out who I was dating before I got married. My husband used to come around my house when I was a little girl., he was a teenager at the time. I guess my mother crushed on him. She even hits on him when I am not around. I know my husband. And my mother has done this to my sister's ex hubby as well so it is a common thing, but damn who can you trust when you can't even trust your own mother!
At least I still have my grandparents. They were more like parents to me and my sis any way. I loved to go to Nana's house on Sat. and watch cartoons and play and basically get to be kid. Nostlaga is wonderful thing sometimes.
Carmen