Reply #5: My mother turned 86 this morning [View All]

[ayeshahaqqiqa]

and I must say that time, and aging, helps matters. That and distance. My father died in '83 and my stepfather just passed away. I went to the memorial service and my mother was so glad to see me that there was none of the bickering and down talking I grew up with.



I also have a step-son. He called his dad after he had had it with his mother, and reestablished a relationship that had been torn apart by the divorce years ago. We accepted him for who he is, and told him we were proud of him. He feels free to talk with us, but especially his dad, about just about everything. His dad has talked with him about the things he (dad) had done wrong, but more important, why he had done them. My dear husband acknowledged that some of the choices he made in the matter weren't for the best, even though his intentions were, and his son has accepted them-and him.