I read so many posts about not having a supportive and "healthy" relationships with their mothers which got me thinking. I was very fortunate that I had an amazing mother that was taken way too soon. I was with her when she took her last breath after succumbing to cancer at the age 53.

That was almost 15 s ago when my children were very young (my youngest wasn't born yet). It seems like every day somebody at work complains about their mothers. The are all people that have very involved parents. Some babysit every day so they can work and not pay a sitter. when they complain all I can do is quietly cry so that nobody notices. All I want to do is remind him how fortunate that they have their mothers around and their children have their grandparents!!

Sorry about the vent.