I love my girlfriends. All of them. The ones who live near, the ones who live far. My baton twirling friends. My mini friends (they know what that means) and my DB friends.
Jill, that is interesting what you said about online communication. I did of course use email but not much. We'd had Internet for years but the kids and Chuck used the pc the most. For a while I'd just get him to print off my emails since I so rarely got any.
When I signed on here I thought it was a "Chat Line" and boy - I'd heard about THOSE! I was afraid. My son helped me with my first post (absolutely true). He assured me that it was safe. (No, I did not let him read it), but there were no secrets between us. He was 19 then and knew everything that was going on with his dad. He spent most of his time with me - we were both in shock. He was a great support. We kept a lot from Ashley because she was only 12.
My girlfriends listened - for hours on end. They consoled. They emailed. They got me to go out. They helped with my kids. I think I wore them out. Then I had all of you to listen and commiserate. And that spared my friends some of the deepest ongoing anguish.
You are all so very important to me. We survived this together. We are a team. No matter what happens in our lives, I will always remember those who were here for me throughout.
