I’ve already said that my mum spends too much of her time in the pub and I’m going to leave it at that.

I don’t dislike her, but I have had a hard time living up to her friend’s expectations.

It’s her friends that seem to drive her, but it’s not often that she and they are not around each other.

I think that’s why I took this course. I thought that being on-line with others who were all taking the same course in communication might help me to better express myself rather than always being on the defensive — which I am told is what I normally am.

It’s nice to see that there are others here that also have ISSUES shall we say, with their respective families and I really hope that together we can help each other.

Thank you for listening.