(Strong) wrote in message . com...
Hi y'all.

I've been gone for a while but I am so glad to see that so many of you
are still here. For those of you who don't know me, I am a sort of
ex-single parent.. my kidlet is in her Jr. year of college and so has
at least one foot out of the nest. I have lurked here for a while
tonight and see that many of the same issues are still here... it is
still hardest right when divorce or abandonment are fresh, kids still
don't like it much, and they thrive best when their anxieties are
recognized and their lives are made as smooth as is possible anyway.

It is hard. It stays hard. But it is truely worth every shed tear,
bitten tounge, and sleepless night.

I'll be looking in again every once in a while so I hope to get to
know some of you more soon.

Hi Didi, Lorian, Dennis, and did I see Kate? Of course, who could not
miss Delores! I missed y'all.

Pat


Pat: I am glad to see you are well. What are you going to do when the
nest is empty????
Curious,
Vicky