FIONAS ... Yeh, my Mum too was similar ... though sadly for us those moments turned into frustration which she often took out on us ... My Mum dreamt of a career but fell pregnant at 17 ... & was a SAHM since (even though all of us children left home years ago). She is now 68.

I think how wonderful young Mum's today are given opportunities to do courses, etc for their choosing ... so different to my Mum's days in the late 50's/early 60's when there wasn't 'single parents' pensions ... my Mum was forced for financial reason to marry my Dad. It was just how it was back then.

And yep, they are still together after all these years. Dad never stopped loving her but Mum has never felt that way about Dad yet stayed for security reasons ... I think she was just scared to be on her own

She still talks about her dreams ...