If you decide not to continue telling your story, that is totally understandable to me after the comments from yesidid and dontplaceliterature. However, the majority of us would love to hear the rest of it and I think you would love (even NEED) to write it. I'm sure you are well aware that the majority of us on this board have a certain kind of affection for you and respect, and we value your point of view and your opinions. I know that you already know that.
You only get to "know" someone over a length of time, and it takes more than a handful of posts to begin to understand a person, although without hearing them and seeing them face to face, you can never really get the complete picture. But you are one of those people that looms large and some of us would very much like to see the portrait painted with your own words.
Dontplaceliterature seems to me to be envious and self-absorbed....one of those people that just LOVES to hear himself talk. (You know the type I'm talking about.) In my personal opinion, he doesn't appear to be who and what he says he is. I get the feeling he's been here before, if you get my drift. I won't say anymore than that. I don't know what yesidid's problem is, but I'm betting it's more "political" than anything. For some, that carries over into other issues and they allow it to color EVERYTHING they think about you. Oh, well! She can suck big green ones, too, imho.
HERE IS MY POINT. Those kinds of people that try to pick you apart, criticize and berate you, may actually be beneficial to your telling your story in the long run. The negative nellies can sometimes expose those tender spots and help you look at parts you have hidden or repressed. If you can stand the criticism....if you can walk through the fire....it may actually help you write pieces of your story in ways you hadn't thought about before.
Whataya think?! (That's not a rhetorical question. I really want your answer and thoughts.) Anybody else?