I'm honored to reply to you, Rob. Your posts have given me more personal encouragement, wisdom and strength than you'll probably ever know.
When I first got here, I HATED some of the "tough stuff" the vets back then told me. Corri, NOPkins, Hairdog, and some of the others make Coach look like a lovable little puppy dog by comparison, and there were times I hated them for it.
But looking back -- and reading what they wrote to me -- I now see that 95% of it was TRUE, and I needed to hear it. And it was only thru their patient exhortation to me that I finally DID listen, and reach out to my wife in her pain and reconcile my marriage.
So no, I never felt "bullied." "Beat up" a little bit, yeah, but I needed it.
Thank you, btw, for your personal story and how you've encouraged me. I don't think I've ever told you that.
