My family has a front row seat to the worst of me.... the "mean mom", curfews and chores, yelling and grounding, saying "NO" more than I needed to. I threw Thanksgiving Dinner in the garbage one year in a fit of anger over something stupid. I still feel bad about that. They have loved me in spite of me. They still love me! That is the only Mother's Day present I will ever need. My children and their children ... scattered all over the country ... . are my diamonds. Watching them live happy, successful lives are the flowers in my life. The memories are the "sweets" that are as satisfying as chocolate!/JanTri, Brand X Ranch. More here.

Question: How much do you measure your success in life by the way your kids turned out?