Family

Only family knows you so well that in a fight, they go directly for the jugular -- the issues and comments they know will hurt you the worst.

I do it. It's not fair to talk about this without admitting to my own propensity for doing this.

So, to keep this incredibly direct, I want everyone to call and congratulate me. I gave myself my shot this week without any direction from anyone else. YEAH! It hurt less. Emotionally and physically. I can now be independent. The only thing holding me here, now, is my 80 pound lap dog -- who, by the way, is the most gorgeous dog anyone ever, ever saw.