[berdie]

The lady fought the good fight and I think she will be rewarded with her perseverance at some time in the future. With her daughter and perhaps with a few of the “house guests”.

A lot of young people go thru a liberal, idealistic stage in their lives. When they actually get in the real world it becomes evident to them what is real and what is not.

[GeronL]

She fought the good fight?

It sounds like for twenty something years they did nothing but retreat