I am married to my high school sweetheart, Jennie, and have been for 18 years.  My wife lost her mother to cancer when she was 9 years old and her father could not deal with the loss.  Jennie had an older sister, Joan, who was 8 years older than Jennie.  Joan was a big help in looking after her younger sister and  kind of took over the responsibility of a mother.  She cleaned and cooked and pretty much set the rules of th...