Well, I for one want to say thank you Braveheart. I do not agree with telling people who are mostly on here looking for hope that the statistics are unfavorable for "success" as they currently define it. I think those stats are bunk... pure and simple. Not saying you can't add, darling, just that it's unscientific at best as there are absolutely no controls (and probably could never be any)
That being said... thank you for this thread because although I was "getting it" about moving on and I certainly have not been standing still - I have been learning and growing and detaching... you did light a fire under me to go back to college and finish my degree. I just re-read this thread and it lit a fire in my heart to take the THREE classes I need to finish my degree and move on to something else in my life. (which has been on hold for 5 years now while I took care of my step children)
And if nothing else comes out of it... at least be happy you helped push one person past their comfort zone and into growth today.