Today I finally made some progress talking to my mother.  We were interupted by a friend showing up at our table in the donut shop, but we will continue on Wednesday.  I've been telling her a lot of stuff that she didn't know happened and I am getting some insight from her view point.  She didn't like any of the women I had married but didn't interfere with my decisions.  Anyway, it was a rough ride on the rollercoaster so far.  We talked about my speech problem and being an outcast everywhere I went.  And my joining the military and so forth.  Hopefully, the rest will come ouot tomorrow.  I do have a letter to give her to read.