Thank you, Jayna. My mother, sadly, did face quite a bit of blame in later years. Our relationship has been strained for over a year and much of that relates to this story, but also to other things she did and said during my upbringing. BUT, I do have some understanding that she also came from a broken home and suffered great abuses at the hands of her parents. She is culpable in so many ways, but we are slowly trying to bridge our great divide and build something resembling a relationship.