
"No son ever wishes to disappoint their mother who is regarded as 'the making of me.' When I think of my mother, I reflect upon all the good that is inside me and know that it was she who put it there. No man ever wishes to disappoint his wife on their wedding night or offend the woman who is the love of his life and will become the mother of his children. He will be prepared to withstand the changing relationship between them that will emerge after passion and romance have faded from their marital bed. He may even be able to turn a blind eye to a flirting dalliance during a moment of menopausal madness or even accept her economic extravagance when she sees that beautiful coat in the high street she can ill-afford or the family budget stretch to, but.......... he will never condone her as being 'a bad mother' to their young ones." William Forde: February 7th, 2013.