Susan:

Hi. I am a big fan of counseling. People need to get stuff off of their chests. They sometimes need better coping mechanisms. Don't discount counseling, you never know. And a counselor can be objective. Friend's and even neuro-board friends, well all we do is give you support and cyber hugs, but sometimes more is definitely needed..

I have a friend who is close to my age and she had a falling out with her mother. Her mom is 78. Bad from the get-go. No parenting skills at all. My friend went to a counselor recently all upset because of how her mother has been treating her. Guess what the counselor said? "your friends can't tell you this but I can, "your mom is a piece of cr*p mom" (Only she didn't use the word cr*p). And she's been talking her heart out and getting all the rage out and frustration and the counselor has helped her deal with her feelings.

So think about it. Might help, might not. You never know.

Right now, you need some puppy hugs!!! Take care!!!