[KimberlySRN]

I was close to my mom. Closer then my other sisters. My middle sister has always had trouble with my mom. They stopped talking and for a few years they didn't talk. One day my nephew (only a few years old at the time) wanted to see his grandma. So I took him over and she said some not very nice words toward him... Well I didn't talk to her for two years. I just couldn't see how a person could direct there anger at a child. My middle sister after many years started talking to my mom again. For my sisters peace of mind and not to make it weird...I invited her to my nursing graduation last December. I did it because I wasn't sure what to do, and I truly believe if there is a doubt it is better to go with her being there. I started going to functions that my mom was at. I always made sure to be polite saying hi. I am not going to lower my standards and be rude just because of someone else after all.

It is a hard decision to make. After the blow out with my mom I wrote my mother saying sorry for the way I talked to her and explained why I felt the way I felt. I never to this day have heard from her about it. I know she feels bad about what happened. But I don't care who a person is, if they do not respect you, they shouldn't expect it back. People treat you the way you let them. It is tough, and of course I wish things were different... But God gives you different experiances so you can learn from them... I feel this is just one of them. He may have given me a not so great mother but I look at what he has given me... The best Dad ever and wonderful sisters.