I have a tendency to mother everyone, and it's both a blessing and a curse. It's really quite upsetting when you seem to see people's problems (and how they could fix them) more clearly than they can. (Of course, I'm sure the same could be said for me.) One of the things I've struggled with over the years is learning to accept that there are things I can't change, and that I can only help people to a certain extent. They have to do the rest of the helping themselves. It's not my job to fix their lives, but it is my job to be there in whatever way they want and need, if I feel that that is something I want to do (as I do in this case).