Heheh! Truth!!! I want to spread the word on just how KIND you are! ;)
We were both lucky in life to have wonderful parents, and yes, I don't think I realized just how lucky until I looked around me at all the throwaway kids that have passed through my life.
Egads.
Bah Humbug, OK I know that’s for Christmas but it was the first thing that came to mind about your first sentence,
Indeed I think having Children also makes us more appreciative of our parents,I know it did for me