Welcome and your having daily contact and frequent visits! YIPPIE
If your friends and family are discouraging you and not allowing you to focus on what is important to YOU, then don't talk to them about it. Just say everything is going as planned or something to that effect and drop it. Come here for your support and encouragement.
There are a lot of wonderful people with great words of wisdom.
AND most importantly YOU are NOT pathetic!
Can you give some information on your situation? More details if you would like.
