*"Thank You 25yearsmlc for 10,000 posts" Thread* - 05/25/14 01:54 AM
On November 11th of 2011 a very broken, very confused, very hurt, very depressed Crimson found his way onto this board after reading DR -- Crimson's First Post
Nearly one month later, the best friend that I have never met reached out and started to help pull me out of the pit I was in and out of my own head, grief and sorrow. She encouraged me to do something I hadn't done since the bomb date....look at Crimson...fix Crimson....and do it FOR Crimson...and if my wife wants onboard, great. She helped me learn that I can only control me, that I need to lose my scorecards ("because W has one of her own and I assure you you are not winning on it), to play the hand I was dealt, and to take care of myself.
25yearsmlc, I don't know you....I couldn't pick you out of a crowd or even if you were looking me dead in the face but I have told many people in my real life of how valuable you have been to me and how big of a part you have played in my evolution...in my becoming a better man, husband and father.
The love and concern you have had for me has been abundantly clear from your first post and you are the first to push me in the right direction, call me a jacka$$ when necessary or whack me with a 2x4 to get me to see straight. In no exaggerated terms, you may have saved my life, 25. At a bare minimum, from behind a keyboard you have inspired and encouraged me more than nearly anyone that has been in my circle since all of this began.
More importantly, you always have expressed hope for me and my sitch....though often balanced with reality. There have literally been times when one post from you has given that deep breath that I needed or that one word or sentence that provided me with legs to keep on moving forward....even through the darkest of moments including the actual day the divorce agreement was finalized.
I never could say "I love you" freely to anyone (friend or family) without feeling awkward or "bumpy" inside - that has changed since BD and my awakening. I can honestly say, 25, that I love you - even though I have never met you and I am grateful that you were directed into my life....it was the work of God....I am sure of it.
Congrats on 10,000 posts and all that you have done for me and others. I would not be here or the new person I am without you. I mean that.
Make sense?
Love,
Crimson
Nearly one month later, the best friend that I have never met reached out and started to help pull me out of the pit I was in and out of my own head, grief and sorrow. She encouraged me to do something I hadn't done since the bomb date....look at Crimson...fix Crimson....and do it FOR Crimson...and if my wife wants onboard, great. She helped me learn that I can only control me, that I need to lose my scorecards ("because W has one of her own and I assure you you are not winning on it), to play the hand I was dealt, and to take care of myself.
25yearsmlc, I don't know you....I couldn't pick you out of a crowd or even if you were looking me dead in the face but I have told many people in my real life of how valuable you have been to me and how big of a part you have played in my evolution...in my becoming a better man, husband and father.
The love and concern you have had for me has been abundantly clear from your first post and you are the first to push me in the right direction, call me a jacka$$ when necessary or whack me with a 2x4 to get me to see straight. In no exaggerated terms, you may have saved my life, 25. At a bare minimum, from behind a keyboard you have inspired and encouraged me more than nearly anyone that has been in my circle since all of this began.
More importantly, you always have expressed hope for me and my sitch....though often balanced with reality. There have literally been times when one post from you has given that deep breath that I needed or that one word or sentence that provided me with legs to keep on moving forward....even through the darkest of moments including the actual day the divorce agreement was finalized.
I never could say "I love you" freely to anyone (friend or family) without feeling awkward or "bumpy" inside - that has changed since BD and my awakening. I can honestly say, 25, that I love you - even though I have never met you and I am grateful that you were directed into my life....it was the work of God....I am sure of it.
Congrats on 10,000 posts and all that you have done for me and others. I would not be here or the new person I am without you. I mean that.
Make sense?
Love,
Crimson
