I do truly owe a debt of thanks, real thanks to many people in my life for helping me become the person I am and continue to be. My late grandma F. was a strong woman and I learned a lot from her even if she didn't know it. My other grandma, the one still living on her own at 94, has really shown me how to do things on my own. She owned and ran her own business for years making drapes, pillows, and other decorative items for decorators and individuals. She not only ran her business, she took care of my grandpa who had M.S. He passed in 1996, but she was there for him every day.
My mom is an independent woman, who worked for my grandma while I was little so that if I needed her, she could be there for school stuff, or illness. She didn't go back to work until I was in high school. She manged the household and still does. My dad told her he didn't want her to flounder around like my grandma F. did when grandpa died.
I owe a few of my older cousins big thank you's as as well, as they always treated me like I mattered, no matter what age I was, they had time for me and listened.
I owe my 3 best friends a lot too. 1 has been my friend since high school which means that she has known me for 24 years. 1 has been my friend since we worked together, so I have known her for 23 years, and my other best friend, the one who's getting married, also for 23 years after meeting with her via a former mutual friend. They have seen me through some of my worst times, my worst depressions and yet they still wanted to be around me when it was all said and done.
I owe a thank you to all of my new friends that I have made in the last 7 years when I met Narzain. Paul and Vulture, you mean a great deal to me. I my world, friends are family and you have welcomed me into yours and I you into mine. You are a perfect fit and I am grateful to you both for the very willing love and support you give to me.
I also thank all of you who are members here. You are my on-line family and I could not do this group without you.
Finally, I need to thank someone who is going to be very embarrassed by this, but I think he had to see it coming. To Narzain, I owe the biggest thanks of all. Since I met you 7 years ago, you have believed in me even when I did not believe in myself. You supported me when I could not stand. You have given me wings when I could not fly. You have offered forgiveness when I thought none should be given. You have given me love freely, patience beyond measure, friendship, showed me what it is like to be beautiful, shown me what love really means, and more than I can ever say. There are not enough thank you's to ever show you what you mean to me.
My mom is an independent woman, who worked for my grandma while I was little so that if I needed her, she could be there for school stuff, or illness. She didn't go back to work until I was in high school. She manged the household and still does. My dad told her he didn't want her to flounder around like my grandma F. did when grandpa died.
I owe a few of my older cousins big thank you's as as well, as they always treated me like I mattered, no matter what age I was, they had time for me and listened.
I owe my 3 best friends a lot too. 1 has been my friend since high school which means that she has known me for 24 years. 1 has been my friend since we worked together, so I have known her for 23 years, and my other best friend, the one who's getting married, also for 23 years after meeting with her via a former mutual friend. They have seen me through some of my worst times, my worst depressions and yet they still wanted to be around me when it was all said and done.
I owe a thank you to all of my new friends that I have made in the last 7 years when I met Narzain. Paul and Vulture, you mean a great deal to me. I my world, friends are family and you have welcomed me into yours and I you into mine. You are a perfect fit and I am grateful to you both for the very willing love and support you give to me.
I also thank all of you who are members here. You are my on-line family and I could not do this group without you.
Finally, I need to thank someone who is going to be very embarrassed by this, but I think he had to see it coming. To Narzain, I owe the biggest thanks of all. Since I met you 7 years ago, you have believed in me even when I did not believe in myself. You supported me when I could not stand. You have given me wings when I could not fly. You have offered forgiveness when I thought none should be given. You have given me love freely, patience beyond measure, friendship, showed me what it is like to be beautiful, shown me what love really means, and more than I can ever say. There are not enough thank you's to ever show you what you mean to me.
To all of you, thank you.