It's really good that your relationship with your mom has finally found its right way. You are really good at conversations, you manage to connect very well with a lot of people. And as I've told you before, I like the way you manage your posts because you can jump from one topic to another without being boring. I see that you have adopted a part of those traits from your mom and your grandfather

While I was reading your post I imagined me with my dad many years ago, when we used to go out he used to stop and talk to many people on the way, in fact he still does. Even though as a child I hated that because I just wanted to get home, now it's something I like about him, how he does so well talking to his friends and even to many strangers on the street. In my case I've tried to learn from him but taking it my style, sometimes I'm good at conversations even with people I'm just getting to know, but there are other times when I can't find topics of conversation so I try to escape quickly to avoid discomfort in the other person and in me xD