Yes Susan it helps! Thanks for responding so quickly!
I believe your right that it is the terminology I got hung up on. I have not had to think this hard in years…LOL…
“The amount of current that will flow through each branch is determined by the load, or resistance, in that branch.”
Here is where I stand in my mind: Even though the two loads could have the same resistance and current; it would not be a true statement for “all parallel circuits”; because if the branch had a different resistance the current would change.
Hopefully I am getting there.
thanks,
john