You and I engaged recently about our families reading or not. You indicated it might be better that they don't. For me, I disagreed. This quote from your reader reminds me of feedback I received that led me to write this piece with my mother as the intended audience: https://medium.com/illumination/you-are-leading-a-worthwhile-life-and-it-is-an-honor-to-know-you-5cfa60af0263
Did it make a difference to her? Who knows. I believe it did even if she didn't acknowledge it.