Lesley,

I am look forward for that interview! I think it is wonderful that Patti Davis has put aside her differences with her aging mother. Thats very good. I have always love the Reagans and I most admire the late President Reagan during his time in office.

I’m going to watch the Sunday Morning show, as I always do. I’ll look forward to seeing this interview. I always liked Patti Davis. I don’t know how she continues to look so young.

I also forgot to say that I’m glad Patti and her mother Nancy reunited. Squabbles happen in families and when peace can be had, it’s comforting. I’m sure Nancy loves being able to talk to and see Patti on a regular basis now. And I’m sure they both miss Ronnie, or in Patti’s case, her dad. I also really am proud of Mrs. Reagan for coming out in favor of stem cell research. She knows only too well the possible benefits and has said so publicly.

I"m not a fan of Nancy Reagan (although I did love her book, "My Turn").  Her politics are muddled and selective.  I’ve also known MANY people who have had to work with her and she has been known to be incredibly difficult.

Patti Davis is known as Patti Davis (Davis was Nancy’s maiden name, taken from her stepfather for those of you who may not remember her as an actress) because she was embarrassed by her father’s politics in the 1970s.  She took her mother’s maiden name to further her career.  She also horrified her (conservative) parents by living "in sin" with a member of the Eagles at a time when "nice kids just don’t do that kind of thing!".

Patti also wrote a very thinly veiled "novel" where she basically ripped her father and mother to shreds.

I’m glad, for Nancy and Patti, that they seem to have come together at last, but it doesn’t leave out that these two women were so judgemental and hypocritical.  They seem to have conveniently forgotten the 70s and 80s when Patti was actively campaigning against her father and his policies. Nancy Reagan, in her book, railed against Patti in such a nasty tone that if she had been my mother, I don’t know if I could ever forgive her.

 I would be much more impressed if they actually addressed these issues, and then moved on.  They have aired their dirty laundry for so long, that it is an insult to the American public that they would think we wouldn’t remember it all.  And if they do address it, they might teach us all that we too can address is directly, clean the laundry and move on.  I’ll watch the show to see if that’s the case.

That is so nice that Patty and Nancy Reagan have come together. I liked this part of the interview. I will catch the wowowow part when it comes.

I will be watching…I also remember Patti Davis outspoken stance against her fathers political views which I admired. I’m glad she’s able to reconcile with her mother something I will not experience.  I also wanted to change my name to my mothers maiden name, simply because she told me I was not "entitled" to it.  Since I am my father’s daughter it’s probably good I kept his name.

Tee Zee,

I’m glad she’s able to reconcile with her mother something I will not experience.

Tee, I’m sorry you won’t be able to experience a reconciliation with your mother, especially if you really wanted one.  I think it’s your mother’s loss because you are/were the "child"/"offspring" if you will and should be expected to go through phases. Parents are supposed to remember those phases and use their memories as references so they can get through those situations with your own children. Of course, your issue with your mom might not just have been a "phase"; it could have been very, very serious. Whatever happened, I do identify with your plight.