At my father's urging, my mother and I are now on speaking terms again.

Admittedly, I'm having a little trouble not picking fights with her, but what's a family without a bit of conflict? On that topic, I thought I'd say thank-you to Jake, for your kind words.

I have absolutely no idea who you are, or if you'll read this, but I'm assuming you know me on some level if you're leaving comments that I'm a good person.