Nothing quite made sense anymore. Was it

Nothing quite made sense anymore. Was it the lights? Was it the alcohol? Was it the drugs? All Vivian knew was that the world immediately around her was nothing like what she'd

described to her children to keep them happy. Vivian knew that the adult world was chaotic and cruel. Everywhere was heartbreak and confusion. But her kids should not know.

She was secretly an Italian spy who used sex, drugs, and murder to keep her Mafioso daddy in the know. Her kids shouldn't know something like that... should they? She grew more an

sy when her many kids kept showing up at inopportune moments, like when she was about to perform a hit on somebody on Daddyo's list. She used sex, drugs & murder but not protection

limit how many assassination actions she was required to do. She insisted no jobs during a birthday month. Which meant she could only work in August. For that month the kids all vi

vidly remembered the thrilling opener, when Mom carved up their honoured guest (Galvoni from New Jersey) along with the roast, & calmly dished out the pasta. "You can't tell anyone

I am not a creative cook." I recalled reading about how Grandma did the same thing during the Great Depression. That must have been who she learned it from! She survived it all.

She knew how to make something from nothing. She could do anything - even with 7 children, 4 who were under the age of 3.

She was also the mother of invention. By recycling dirty diapers, animal crackers, safety pins, & Little Golden Books, she developed the very first AI bot babysitter: Juanita.