. I have KNOWN & we here at PC have known since meeting you here that you are VERY intelligent & very caring.....& that you are a wonderful person!!!!

It is sad that we can't see ourselves as others see us. What we have grown up around has such negative effects.

My issues were more about being self-conscious. I grew up around those feelings along with having a dad who was embarrassing every time he said something.....I wanted to crawl under a rock.....so hiding & being quiet while getting good grades to make sure I was educated though letting out my irritation by fighting in the house where no one would see me was my MO (modus operendi) my whole life until the last 10 years when I have worked on making up for the previous 54 years of life.

Life is so complex