"Ophelia" > wrote

> "Nancy Young" > wrote

>> Yes, when the news came out that margarine is not good for
>> you, my poor stepmother just cried. The news came out soon
>> after my father died of heart disease. She'd been feeding him
>> margarine rather than butter because, you know, it was better for
>> him.
>
> Oh I am so sorry to hear that We all make our decisions on the
> knowledge available at the time.

Oh, thank you, Ophelia, it was heartbreaking. She wanted to do
the best for him. You couldn't tell her she did what she thought
was right. What if, I guess.

nancy

On Sat, 16 Dec 2006 09:20:20 -0500, "Nancy Young" >
wrote:

>
>"Ophelia" > wrote
>
>> "Nancy Young" > wrote
>
>>> Yes, when the news came out that margarine is not good for
>>> you, my poor stepmother just cried. The news came out soon
>>> after my father died of heart disease. She'd been feeding him
>>> margarine rather than butter because, you know, it was better for
>>> him.
>>
>> Oh I am so sorry to hear that We all make our decisions on the
>> knowledge available at the time.
>
>Oh, thank you, Ophelia, it was heartbreaking. She wanted to do
>the best for him. You couldn't tell her she did what she thought
>was right. What if, I guess.

I'm sorry too, Nancy. Your poor stepmom, I'm sure her feelings of
guilt were enormous. That's a terribly heavy burden to place on
herself. I hope she's doing ok now?

hugs,
TammyM