Hi Steve, generally I think it's frightened insecure people who start rumors. That's pale comfort considering the world is pretty much populated and run by frightened insecure people. But I'm guessing you knew that before today, huh? All I know to do is live my life the best I can for myself. Virtually everyone invited to will opine differently on every point, only my own matters. Good to come here and unload about it though. lol.

I think you got good advice when someone said to avoid this woman currently stirring the pot. Whatever the subplot might be, that sounds like an ugly situation to take pains not to exacerbate.

Something you didn't mention anything about, and I don't want to pry or anything, but I'm wondering if you have any psychiatric issues complicating your perception of events. I'm not implying that you do, I just know for myself, that would be tricky terrain to navigate very rationally. Are you doing ok that way?