-=> Quoting Jeff Smith to Nancy Backus on 06-27-18  03:42 <=-   
      
    > And that's the whole idea behind a support group... you are there with   
    > others with a similar situation, so no one needs to feel alone in   
    > dealing with it all... :)   
      
    JS> Agreed. The ability to feel that you are not alone and that one is   
    JS> among others who have a bases of understanding one's feelings.   
      
   Exactly.   
      
    >> I think sometimes it is hard for people to come forward and   
    >> acknowledge what feelings they might have regarding being a dad and   
    >> what their situation might actually be. I know from personal   
    >> experience that guys sometimes are reluctant to admit a situation. I   
    >> know I have felt that way in the past regarding being a dad.   
    > While women do tend to be more vocal about such things, sometimes it's   
    > hard for us to open up to the deeper stuff, too, unless we really feel   
    > safe with the ones around us....  Support is a very good thing...  :)   
      
    JS> Safe, security, and trust all play an important part. That is why we   
    JS> have a rule that what is said in group stays in group. The subject of   
    JS> being a dad is not an uncommon topic in group. :-)   
      
   Quite understandable...  :)  Lots bound up in being a parent, whether as   
   part of a couple, on one's own as a single, or having to parent mostly   
   at a distance....  :)  And lots of support needed to carry it off... :)   
      
   ttyl        neb   
      
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