Well, I do appreciate all the good suggestions, but I think this is a situation that is essentially "unfixable" ...at least in this life. I know this will make me sound bad, but... it's the ugly truth. As I mentioned in my first post, I'm not someone who's been especially fond of being around other people's children. I have a real heart for the plight of children, but the fact of the matter is ~~sometimes they get on my nerves. Yep, I've confessed it!

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I don't know about this blogging stuff. I've never "blogged" before but I am in the mood for a rant/vent today. So I guess this is as good of place as any. So forewarned...

Here goes...many of you who know me on this forum are well aware that my much beloved only child died seven years ago next month at the age of 16. Most of my grief centered obviously around losing him and him alone. But I also grieve for the life we will never have now....primarily grandchildren....