You are an incredibly sensitive person. It is obvious in your writing. It gave me hope for all the kids that have yet to get to the point where they can appreciate the love of a parent for what it is. I see both the sensitivity, and the thankfulness in your work, with a subtle joy that....well, it just SHINES! Don't ever stop being able to write what's in your heart for that, I think, is how a writer loses their sense of self. Writing should free you; not shackle you. You'll go far. -Sabrina B. Hunter