I am so sorry to read this. I found being a Mum tough too, but not all the time, and now my boys are grown up I regret the times I was not able to enjoy them as I felt I wanted to - but I was just worn to a frazzle so much of the time! I have a 15 month old granddaughter now, and she is the joy of my life - I love every moment I get to spend with her, which is about a couple of hours every 7 - 10 days, sometimes in sole care, sometimes on a visit with my son and his partner. I feel able to enjoy my time with her in a way I couldn't with my own children, with all the other pressures of being a wife, mother and homemaker. I can just play with her, really, and I love that. I do hope you can find a way to have a loving relationship with your granddaughter soon - childhood seems to fly by so fast. Every good wish to you and yours.