I consider you a good friend as well and I appreciate what you do for me. I do find your advise helpful. In fact, it was some of the best advice given to me out of anybody on this thread and I will certainly take it under consideration.

I know I seem combative towards people who try to help me sometimes and I don't mean to. I have always been extremely stubborn and difficult, especially when it comes to other people. I'm trying to ease up and become better at handling advice and criticism from people but as they say, Rome wasn't built in a day.