Hi Quilsky, prob a little bit unfair... I think we are all cynical enough to see through sob stories that are not genuine. though, particuarly on this board, for someone to open up and reveal all it takes guts. I know that despite being on this board for well over a year, I have not really opened up and told my whole sob story! Yet when I do, I hope that those reading wil not think I am an attention seeker and faking it but rather have reached a stage where I am comfortable in sharing with my "cyber friends" something in the past which affected me....
Having said that, when I was a lurker and read all the old posts to catch up on 6 years of not knowing JWD existed, I did recognise a few posts of heart wrenching stories that just did not add up. I think all those years of being indoctrinated with made up experiences in wt magazines and public talks made for that cynicism.
At the end of the day, if you have a situation worth crying about, then cry if it helps you deal with it and move on. And yes Im a crybaby only because im a softie!
Cheers, Mattieu