Friday, December 3, 1999
How Old Looks - To LTF
			      No, I don't think you're full of shit as far as my mother is concerned.  You are not the only person to have gotten that sense of her.  I especially like your phrase "resigned (in the best sense of what that can mean)".  I haven't heard anyone characterize her at all for some time except relatives who become hysterical when Mom forgets some little detail of their lives.  I appreciate your graceful delineation.  I needed to hear it.  It reminded me why I'm here.