I totally agree with you. She is one of the most well balanced people I have ever met. I love teasing her and I think she likes giving it right back to me! I lost my mom to cancer when I was 22. I had just begun to get to be a friend more than a daughter, I am SO grateful & glad I got to that place even if it only lasted 1 1/2 yrs! before that we tangled with each other quite a lot. My sister was VERY close to my mom and created trouble whenever my mom and I began to get along. But once I had gone thru University and then spent a few mo.s traveling alone to Greece, my mom figured I was grown up and equal. My sister was married a year before so it gave mom and I chance to have some fun! Whenever I am having a really bad time my mom comes to visit. When I found out I had cancer my mom came to me one night, I felt my bed go down on the edge where she was sitting! I don't know if you believe stuff like that but I have had the experience so it's not a matter of belief for me. When I broke my back and had to go for a CT scan, I lay on my back, they put your arms straight up over your head and crossed at the wrists. I was terrified I would end up paralyzed, but as I was laying there, going thru that machine, I felt both her hands in mine! You know how you'll NEVER forget your mom's hands, how they feel, etc and even though she had been gone for almost 11 yrs by then! So, I know how lucky you are. A mom holds the family together. My kitty is standing on my shoulders, head, iPad - she wants some cuddles so I better go! It has been lovely meeting and getting to know you a bit. I'm sure we'll be good friends.uh oh she's losing her patience and letting her claws out so my T-Shirt is getting shredded. Bye, good night, sweet dreams.