((((Monkey)))) - my respect & admiration has only deepened for you after reading your story. The pain you suffered, and some of the garbage that you will always have to carry to an extent due to your mother's choice - and yet you've come through so STRONG, and through your posts, still with such an optimistic positive outlook for the future. May you and your partner have a life long union of happiness & joy. Perhaps you should encourage him to post here as well - tell him we'd like the "real scoop" on our beloved Monkey
As for Northern Girl - leave her alone - she does her religion proud. Its funny how some people congregate to the most unchristion, most unloving religion they can get their hands on. As to her own comments that she isn't a "nice person" - I think she's found the perfect religion for her. She will also answer to her higher power someday, and even if she eventually deletes all her remarks from this board, her God will still hold her accountable. He sees PM's too NG - go smoke another cigarette & tell other people how to live their lives somewhere else would ya?