I'm so sorry you had to experience the mother's wrath, Granite when you were so "small and thin." I agree with the other poster who said that a loving, compassionate parent would have waited until morning to tell their young child that their grandparent died. Instead, the mother woke you out of a sound sleep, cried the tears she felt for her father's passing and then beat you the next morning when you acted like all young children act--young children do NOT developmentally understand death, Granite. Think about a little baby--she doesn't understand or show compassion. A child learns about compassion from the examples set by her parent(s). It isn't something we're born with!

You DID learn compassion, Granite. You've shown it here many times when you have extended your concern and support for the other posters. Something tells me that you didn't learn it from the mother. It doesn't sound like she had much to show!