"...broken human God gave to parent you and later for you to parent." Thanks Pene for sharing these intimate thoughts and moments with us. These words really help express what we understand now as adults, but only late in life, after living through some crap of our own. I had a flawed relationship with my mom and didn't know my real dad, so I can relate to your pain - having lost my mom last year as well. I'm so happy that you have found your peace, and forgiven and let go. I'm sorry for your loss, and happy for what you've found :-)