You said, "Don't answer me if you're not as alone in this as I am."

Well, I'm lucky to have people around me. And sometimes, I don't feel so lonely. But there were times when I felt completely alone.

It's not about not having anyone in the room, anyone in the house, anyone who's related to you by blood or marriage.

It's about who you let in. And I couldn't let anyone in. There are places we go alone.

Your little girl is just that, a little girl. and she may seem not to give back - kids seems spoiled, selfish. That's just kids being kids. They need to be taught how to express love. She's little more than a baby. And you are all she has, and she is all you really have too. I would think hard about letting her go.

My kids are grown now - 24 and 18. The older one has a child of his own who will be two in April. Trust me, I wondered if my kids cared if I lived or died at times while they were little.

Now I'll catch them talking about memories, laughing, and it's NOT the gifts they recall fondly. It's the time, it's the love, it's the laughter.

They didn't show it then, but it meant something.

And one of them - so far - repaid me with the best gift ever, time with my granddaughter. Priceless.