One year ago

In two weeks I will be celebrating a very large personal one year milestone. One year ago I deleted my thenest.com/thebump.com account. I have not been back since.

I am so happy with the friends I have made through the years from the site! I feel blessed to have found such wonderful women who supported me during difficult times and continue to support me now! 🙂 But after being attacked, being put down and having others track down info about me on the web and telling me I’m a horrible person, well, it was past time to walk away. Which I did. And I never went back.

I’m a person with thin skin. I am hurt easily by words. I hold onto things that have been said to and about me for years. I can’t seem to let go of those things that were said. I wish I had a thicker skin, one that could repel what people have said to and about me. Especially since these are people who I have never met and will never meet. Why I have the kind of mentality that makes me think that what they say is of any importance I don’t know. I wish I could change that, but I am the way I am and there is no changing.

So, I want to thank every single woman that has befriended me via the nest/bump. Thank you for knowing that I am not a horrible person. Thank you for believing that everybody is different and that I am no exception. Thank you for opening your heart to me. Thank you for supporting me through difficult times and cheering with me during happy times. Thank you for not turning your back on me. Thank you for being my friend even though it may not have been the popular thing to do at the time.

Thank you for showing me that there are still good people in the world. 🙂 You may never know how deep the appreciation I feel for you is. 🙂

And for those women that I have not yet had the pleasure to meet in person: I hope someday we can finally meet so that I can give you a giant hug of thankfulness. 🙂

So here’s to one year “sober”! One year free of the drama llama! One year where I didn’t feel like I was a guppy ready to be eaten by big scary sharks! Here’s to one year of freedom! And I look forward to many more. 🙂