Oh gosh, Your comment made my day. Thank you so much for your response and your support of my honesty. I do feel like a mother to her in a way, because her own mother just won’t accept her in wholeness.

It’s hard when your family values different behavior than the way you want to live. I think we all, at a gut level, want the approval and praise from our parents. But sometimes we just aren’t going to get that . Then u have to decide if you’re going to modify who you are to fit expectations, or just do you and let the consequences of that play out in the relationship. Not easy, but I wish you luck and happiness.