I went over to my mom's house to help her clean. She's been wanting to donate some old clothes to charity so I told her I would help her sort through the piles she laid out and go through the closets. I don't think she would like that I found out but I ran across some bankruptcy information she had put aside. She never told me anything about it but I don't know why she would keep something like that a secret. I don't think it's such a bad idea and I don't think it's anything to hide. I know she's had so many surprises this past year with my tuition increasing and the interest rates on mortgages rising and the expense of a new car.  I had kind of wondered how she planned to keep up with it all. I'm debating whether I should say something or not. It's amazing the secrets people keep but I wouldn't hold it against her at all. I think she'd like someone to talk to about it. Well I better get back to the clothes piles. I know there's a red dress from the 30s that I've had my eye on for years now and I don't want her to accidentally get rid of it!