Hi Darlene,
   First off, I love the humor between you and your mom. It is sad about splitting with your partner. Sorry! I always advise being positive, so I guess my thought is to look towards the future. One door closes, another opens. I hope you grab for every bit of happiness going forward. When change is inevitable, maybe it is best to embrace it if possible. Best of luck.
Moni

Hi Darlene, Sorry to hear about your divorce - many people tend to hurt others when they are hurting.  That doesn't make it OK but understandable where the mean attitude is coming from.

Regarding your Mom I love having a supportive Mom.  She is 79 and doing well mentally.  Physically eh, so so but no major problems. 

She has been very supportive and now claims she wishes I had told her years ago.  LOL yeah right.  In the 1970's I am positive I would have been at the psychiatrist to try and 'fix' me.

But now it's great - I am one of two children and he is a brother.  Kind of obvious by the use of 'he'. 

She seems to really like having a daughter and is always giving me hair and fashion advice and like most mothers it is not always complimentary.  Oh - you should do this with your hair - or - don't sit like that.  Too funny.

Life is always a mix.  I am sad for your struggles and happy for your advances.   

TY Ladies, yeah it's a never ending process at times. What makes it so difficult.... One day she wants a divorce, the next day she doesn't. It's really an emotional rollercoaster