On Wed, 9 Mar 2005, TheAlligator wrote:

> "sf" > wrote:
>> I think you racted like a loving father. Unfortunately, you made those
>> statements in front of John Law. They reacted kindly... but you're on
>> record now, so if you actually follow through - not only will they get
>> you for retaliation, it's predetermined.
>>
>> Feel good that your little girl can take care of herself and not be a
>> victim!
>>
>>
>>
> No chance of following through. Self-defense is one thing, but murder
> is out of the question. I think we're all doing pretty well now. She
> has tried to carefully think over things so that she can drop the
> latent fear that he could find her. I don't think so. My outlook on
> a lot of things changed this week. I don't know if it's temporary - I
> hope not. I found a side of me I don't like very much, and I want
> that to go away.

don't try to make it go away. accept it, and set guards against it. to
know that there's a part of you that can get unreasonably angry, is,
believe it or not, a good thing. provided you deal with it.

lena