And Still I Rise

Yesterday am watching Oprah Winfrey show,a show which lately I am not liking too much.Anyway,her topic was Mothers and Daughters in stormy relationships a topic that is close to home.One of her guests was Ann Robinson of The Weakest Link.Would you believe she was an alcoholic who lost custody of her daughter when the court pronounced her an unfit mother? According to her it was so shameful to be told that you are unable to look after your child although she knew she was not capable of doing it properly.So ,she and her daughter,now 34 are trying to develop a relationship.It was pretty interesting watching them take a road trip that meant they were in each other's company 24/7.Naturally,they got on each other's nerves but I suppose they got to understand each other a little better.

The point is we never know what is happening in peoples' lives.On the surface some people appear to have it all,don't they?But,only they know what the journey was like or what they struggle with everyday.If only we knew it would explain a lot about behaviour and all that.It also reminds you that when you think you had it bad others have had it much worse or are going through something that you can relate to.So,as my grandmother would say "never grudge anybody what they have" because you never know what price it came at.