aw Ethelmom - you take such good care of me

it's ok. AS doesn't know me well, and sometimes people here DO need a good talkin'-to, and I do not presume that I never have the need for one myself. The only part I was surprised to read was that I've been acting 'selfishly'. Not really sure I understood where that came from. I haven't really gotten anything out my cross-country trips that wasn't for the higher good of making peace with my father. The rest, I think is explained as a misunderstanding by AS of what I wrote, confusing feelings with actions. I'm not crushed... I can handle a bit of criticism. Who know - maybe I will learn something new about myself? I try to take the valid and discard the invalid.

You are the best, Ethelmom, and I don't know where I'd be without your support and wisdom

con amor,
Agnes