{{{{{{{{your name here}}}}}}}} 'cause you need one, too! You know who you are…you’re dealing with illness, or divorce, or crazy friends/relatives, or stupid jobs, or just plain stress. I’m here to hug you when you need it!
Rhonda, things aren’t quite that bad–whether I decide that it’s time to walk away for good, or to forgive and forget and start over, things’ll be OK.
I’m sorry I can’t go into the situation in question, except in a very vague sense and WITHOUT naming names. I don’t think it’s fair or appropriate to the other people involved, especially since I haven’t made up my mind yet what I intend to do. (In case any of the involved parties are reading this, I’ve been away from e-mail all day and only recently saw your responses. I need some time to think about what I’ve read.) I very much want to believe what I’ve been told, but there’s a certain skepticism that goes with being told that you’re really important to someone, even one of their very favorite people, and yet…
I do not wish to be negative, so instead I’ll focus upon you. Recently, NO ONE on the board has been as kind to me, as considerate to me, as you have. You’re taking precious vacation time to give my your support and loyalty! A hug is woefully and pathetically insufficient.
Instead, a Shakespeare quote:
“Being your slave, what should I do but tend
Upon the hours and times of your desire?
I have no precious time at all to spend,
Nor services to do, till you require.”
–Sonnet 57