When Barbara married her husband, David, she became a step-mother to a then three year old daughter, Michelle. Through various circumstances, Barbara and David received full custody of Michelle while raising their second daughter Jaime. Barbara has always had a very special bond with Michelle. Growing up not having the relationship with her own mother that she had always wanted, it put Barbara in the unique position of understanding Michelle and her mother's relationship better. Barbara served as Michelle's Matron of Honor in her wedding, and the two continue to have an extraordinary friendship now that Barbara is the grandmother to Michelle's three rambunctious sons.