I, too, very much hope you decide to stay, Miss Laura. If I may quote from fern's last lines... "It is hard to offer what you are looking for in good conscience. That's a good thing though because it shows we really care". That is 100% what is happening here. We care about you too much to support a course of action that is clearly not appropriate to your situation. While that may not be what you want to hear, it is the caring truth. Our job in true loving support is to encourage that which will keep you safe and healthy, not to tell you what you want to hear if that runs counter to what will accomplish the goal of having you safe and healthy.

If someone could not swim and asked you to support them being dumped out of a boat far out to sea so they could swim to shore, you would not tell them to go for it would you? We are being put in a very similar situation here. Can you see that? (Question for you, no need to answer). I'm not sure how to put together the right words that will let you see that without upsetting you. I don't want to upset you. Neither have the others wanted to upset you.

I sincerely hope you can take these words to heart in the caring way they are intended. We go way back. I would never say anything to steer you wrong. You know that, yes?

Much love. As always.