Friends: Season 2--The air has cleared

[Underdog]

Hi, I'm Phoebe. Some of you know me as UD, U-dawg, Undie, Bruce or Moe. But really, I'm just plain old Betsey.

Out of deference to my shark "friends" (Starring Meredith as Anchor, Pam as Chum and myself as Bruce), it's time to begin anew.

Our previous thread started out well.

Friends: Anchor, Bruce and Chum's BB Version

We began our posts with the intent on avoiding dissecting the past but by focusing more on what needs to happen for us to become the people we want and need to be.

Meredith (our sitcom's version of Monica) started by having us CONSIDER things about our spouses, ourselves and our marriages that we need to digest from all perspectives.

Then we took a side trip to another place. Pam (aka Rachel in this version) needed to get some things off her chest. This led us into a direction that resonated with many, but disturbed others.

Well, this is a great place to learn how to disagree in conflicting viewpoints--don't you think? We received lots of feedback while clearing the air.

Basically, what we want and need from posters is honesty with kindness, praise without veneration (thanks to Myrrh for the great vocabulary word), guidance without use of force, and compassion without pity. We want to feel respected. We want others to recognize when we're hurting and not ask us for more than what we are able to give. And we want patience from our fellow posters.

Since I'm Phoebe in this godawful sitcom, I'm asking for a group hug before we embark on the next season's journey. And being the peace loving person that I've surprised myself in becoming in real life, let's start our next assignment by expression our appreciation. For anything. I'll go first:

I appreciate the fact that I am loved.

I appreciate my 2 beautiful daughters.

I appreciate the fact that my estranged husband of nearly 14 years is truly a nice and good man. I'm grateful for the fact that we've been through the mud together, even though we seem to be in separate groups at this damn boot camp.

I appreciate every single lesson that I've learned--both here and off the BB.

I appreciate my family and friends, both here and in human form.

And I appreciate the feedback you folks have provided me. It's made a big difference.

Where is everybody?

Betsey