Uzzah, you have no idea how much your work on H20 helped me personally. I was such an emotional infant back then, a wounded child in an adult body. So many of you in this thread; AlanF and (who was the first person to respond to a post, which was a desperate plea for help with child custody advice) and Gary Buss opened up my mind and then there were those like COMF, Fark, JH who scared me to death back then LOL and so did Norm and Kent. But I learned so much from you all. And not only have I benefited, but my husband, and my child through extension because I was able to get a clue, grow up, and become the parent I didn't know I was able to be back then. I was a terrified, crushed, lonely little girl then.
Look what you've turned me into! Rabid apostate with attitude! Shame on you all! Seriously though I am so glad this thread came up because I have wanted to thank everybody from 'back then' if I'm missing names, you know who you are. I still miss Winston Smith from H20 (not the same one who posts/posted here awhile back) He passed away. We used to correspond, and his insights helped me a lot too. Gone but never forgotten, my friend... Others have died too, Joe, and so many have just disappeared, which is good it means they've healed...but it is comforting to be able to know what is going on with folks every now and again. I hope more 'oldtimers' will come back and give updates :)
I'm afraid to go back and look at the archives LOL. But maybe it'll remind me just how far I've come. The good you all did for me is the reason I still hang around here, to give back.
As if I wasn't sentimental these days as it is! Course, that's one thing about me that has never changed...
hugs
essie
P.S. 3rdson!!!! I hope all is well with you my friend...things are better for me than they've ever been. Big hugs!!!