Rob #9 - Don't Stop Believin'

[Rob1231]

I had the same reaction to the book. On the one hand, I absolutely loved it. I loved her discovery of herself, I loved the authenticity, and I loved the writing. On the other hand, I wanted to smack her upside her head. I felt so bad for her husband...and I wished that he had found DBing so he'd had a chance. That part was sad. Still...I have to say it's one of my favorite books of the past year.

Thanks for the validation. Part of me feels like a jerk for cr@pping all over someone's Amazing Story of Growth, but yeah, I just want to hunt down her poor LBS and buy him a round of drinks.

Glad to see you and W are still working on the M. Do you ever wish she'd found DB for herself? In some ways I think the LBS carries the weight of the R because we know better...and it's easy to feel frustrated and even a little resentful. But that's just my experience...just wondering about yours since we entered this crazy world about the same time.

Oh, yeah, absolutely! I do see W continuing to make baby steps, but occasionally it feels like "Well, I guess this is as good as it gets and I might as well make the best of it" rather than a Grand Re-Commitment. And dammit, don't I deserve better than that?

But most of the time, I can take that and be happy for now. Time and Patience, right? I keep in mind that I'm not perfect either, and as long as there's progress, even verrrrrrry slooooooow progress, I am able to keep my attitude positive and my mind in the game.

One of these days I'd like to meet you, Jen, and a whole slew of others. We're veterans of a crazy war....

The feeling is mutual - you are very best friends I have never met - I could not ask for better!