I watched my daughter-in-law hurt today. She was asked to do something that was really not her responsibility, and she looked out for her sons instead, but it cost her. She felt guilty because she wasn't there for someone that she loves.

I know the feeling,and although I have found it easier to take a stand the older that I get, I haven't been able to get past the feeling of guilt. Where does one draw the line between appropriate help and that which is not?

I don't know, and I agonize every time I am faced with that decision. I wished, today, that I could have offered my daughter-in-law an easy answer. I am proud of her, though, for establishing her priorities. She took a big step in defining the woman that she is.

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