I like to think she knew. She saw me grow up, do many difficult things and survive and I guess she understood that my ability to do so was partly her doing. I'm not a parent so don't really understand what it's like from that perspective, but I can imagine it to be difficult to see a child be victimised. I think the best thing my mum did (and others) was teach me the ways to work around it, integrity and honour, strength and courage...and then put me back into the fray to use those skills.

Thanks for your comment.