Matilda,

Man. Your H. is with another woman and his mother is coming to YOUR house? From the outside I would just lose it. (Tell HER to fix YOUR mother dinner, and the rest of your f**king family too!) I know, I know......Easy from the outside. Another thing...what's he doing to HELP with Thanksgiving, other than bringing his as* to your house? Jeez!!! I wasn't Dr. Phil, but I cleaned the house, washed the floors, did the toilets...c'mon!

CF: Yeah, bud. You are right about the soft center, but I don't feel she's opening up at all. She is so insecure, that the hard sheel is a cover up. She goes into it anytime she feels the least bit threatened or "wronged" by anyone. This explains how she has alienated friends over 20 years. She did send it, but she's so out of touch with how this stuff absolutely rips my heart out. Christmas will actually be easier here in Iraq. I'm sharing the hardships with all the people I command and we've been togetehr for 10 months already. They are all unique people, and it will be just fine here. It would actually rip my heart out more to be at home. I know how you must feel about the holidays.

I'll get over to your thread soon. I'm so busy!

Thanks for staying in touch both of you...even though I'm much more of a "taker" than a "giver" these days.