I want to start by saying you changed my life for the better. You don't know me, but I want to say thank you for that.
Growing up I had a mother who was rarely kind. She would go on rampages with every swear word you could think of. She was able to hold down a full-time job and I never understood how she could be different to the outside world. My father left her. I don't blame him for that, but I do blame him for fathering three children from 1960 through 1971. All children he did not want. I went to his house to get away from the madness at home and he got tired of this and asked me not to come over anymore. So I was on my own.
My mother married again to a man who also did not like children, but had 2 more with him.
At 16, I was pregnant and married the father before my daughter's birth. I am still married to him 35 years later which is a blessing. But due to my home life, I was not taught good manners or good conduct and values. In my 20s and 30s, I had a chip on my shoulder and felt the world owed me. And I was a bitch. It took me a while for me learn to be a better person. When I starting listening to your show, thought you were harsh. Now I understand the way you are helps a lot of people like me who need to hear reality. I learned many things from your show, but the most important lesson is being a better person with a lot better people skills. People I would discount because I did not feel worthy are now people who I have good relationships with.
Thank you again. You have a listener for life in me.
Sheila
