to you to Ms. Mango...ditto what Ms. Kim said...you are much too wonderful and creative and sensitive (all the makings of the greatest kind of friend) to be short-changed in your relationships...although there will always be those we give to more than we receive...but we do it in and with love, by choice. I know you had this in a bulletin, but did you show it to him privately first? I wonder if it would have achieved the same effect, or was it the shame that made him apologize? I am glad to hear that you did forgive him, however, because it keeps your tender heart free and clear, and in the right place. I also hope that you are in a better place about this, though I know it takes time and a delicate balance of restraint and yearning.
Nomad Momma
