syd: Well, Marilyn and I lived in the same house all along. My grandparents just filled a need that she didn't, for what ever reason.

sal: Here's the funny part...... As far as I was concerned, my childhood was completely normal. Looking back, I never really faulted Marilyn for the way she treated me when I was young. As my natural inclination was to verbally fire right back at her when attacked, I always felt I had at least 50% of the blame in our rocky relationship. I guess sometimes ignorance IS bliss.

I can't count the number of times that she left our house happy and came back just pissed off as hell at me. The total would surely be nearly equal to the times she stormed out of the house pissed off at me for what ever reason, only to return acting as if nothing had happened earlier.

For me, personal exploration through the use of an active sacrament coupled with the love of my wife is what enabled me to see this situation for what it really was/is....

lw

Now we know the origins of the superhero know only as lw!

BTW: My Moms name was Marilyn as well... Methinks maybe alot of people at that time must of found that to be a popular name to bestow on their daughters....

what a fantastic idea for a book:
the children of Marilyn

wanna write a collaboration, sal and lw?

Who else around here has marilyn for a mom?