There is no doubt in my mind that I was raised by wonderful, loving parents who, like most of us as parents, did the best they could with the knowledge they had. How I do wish that I could have learned to have more confidence in myself at a younger age, but I know that the generation of my mother and grandmother was molded by the expectations of rural, southern women. How difficult is it to have the perfect balance as a southern lady to be confident, but not come across as haughty, b*tchy or unapproachable! Do wish that I had the answer to that and many other questions that swirl so freely in my head.