I'm guessing that if I read a bunch of my previous posts, I'd see a LOT of whining and complaining.

I didn't get that from my parents. They were by no means martyrs, but they didn't moan and groan about their pains and woes. Like their daughter. At least lately.

But you know what? I virtually never post my aches and pains on Facebook. I don't go into graphic detail at church. I don't dump it on my kids. I TRY not to "woe is me" my husband to death.

I used to have "best friends" whose shoulders I could whine on. Most of them got sick of it. So I tend to shut up when it's the same old story.

Guess what: MS is pretty much the same old story, at least for me. I'm thankful for ALL the opportunities here; a place to get cheered up, a place to encourage someone else, a place to adjust my attitude, a place to find my perspective.

But I'm also very thankful that I have ONE PLACE I can whine and complain, and nobody tells me "all you do is whine and complain." It's really not all I do, but I guess I do tend to do it a lot here, where other people get it. Ya know what I'm sayin'?