The news of Granny Baer's passing has caused me to pause and reflect on the real blessings in my life. I don't expect everyone, or anyone for that matter, to understand the functional, dysfunctional family and life I live, but it's what has worked for me and my kids. When I divorced, I broke marital ties with the man – I didn't break ties with his family. That somewhat set the pattern for what my […]