She appreciates 'em all.

I have a remarkably well-adjusted granddaughter. Her parents split. The marriage didn't last. And there was hard feeling between the parents. Not the best environment for their daughter. But my granddaughter made the best of the situation. She maintained a good relationship with her mother. And with her father, too. In a sense, she set the good example. That a marriage break-up doesn't have to be never-ending hostility. Everybody can still be decent to each other. My granddaughter doesn't point a finger of blame. She sees good in both her mother and father. She's sort of a unifying force. Caught between the two. And salvaging two good relationships. Actually, more than that. Because her mom and dad went on to second marriages. Rather happy ones, too. So my granddaughter has a step-father and a step-mother. She's able to double her pleasure. With two sets of parents. And she also doubles her sets of grandparents. On and on it goes. Really, she's blessed. And she knows it. My granddaughter appreciates 'em all. --Jim Broede