Today I was told something that left me feeling…verklempt is the only word that describes it properly. What was that you ask? Well, you will need background first to fully understand why. My stepson Billy went to visit his mother this week. Which doesn’t seem a remarkable thing unless you know that he is an adult and has pretty much avoided her since he was 17. This was an act of self-preservation on his part. In his life she left a trail of broken promises, irrational dramatic scenes, emotional abuse and other less than pleasant artifacts. So he decided...