Artley,
I know I can be frustrating at times, but I really do enjoy reading all your wisdom. I look up to you and want that freedom and self-acceptance that you have found. I know that only I'm in my own way, that I am capable of finding my own acceptance. I survived L's leave without her help as proof.

Anyways, thank you for your input. And I feel for you as you go through this time without your husband.