[twister881]

Similar story: When my family moved to France in the 1950s, my parents rented a house in the Paris suburbs. When we arrived, a woman was sweeping outside. Marguerite announced she was the housekeeper, and that she “came with the property.” She became a beloved member of the family, more than just a housekeeper — friend, confidante, nanny, protector. She would speak only French to me (2-5 years old), and that coupled with attending a French preschool turned me into a bilingual kid, at least for a time. She is gone now, as are my parents, but I think of her fondly from time to time.

[lee martell]

That’s a beautiful story. She was like a surrogate Grand-Mama to you. I can imagine Meryl Streep playing a colorful personality like that, only in the movie, she’d have an 83y/o boyfriend.