I HAVE HAD A MARVELOUS DAY TODAY, AS I DO MOST DAYS, THANK YOU.

THERE ARE SOME DAYS I HAVE TO DEAL WITH STRANGE LITTLE IMPS, BUT THOSE ARE SCARCE, AND OFTEN GIVE ME A WELL NEEDED WORKOUT.

AND, A NOTE:

I HAVE BEEN BUSY IN THE PAST FEW DAYS, AND I APOLOGIZE TO ANYONE WHO HAS BEEN WAITING TO SPEAK TO ME, BUT SOMETIMES A BUSINESSMAN HAS TO DO JUST THAT.

BE A MAN OF BUSINESS.

NO, CHILD. YOU ARE THE EXCEPTIONAL ONE HERE.

YOU ARE SO WELCOME, ANON.

PERHAPS I CAN INTEREST YOU IN SOME BAKED GOODS? I KNOW THAT THEY CHEER ME UP WHEN I AM IN A LOW MOOD.

ANON, I KNOW IT WILL SEEM AS IF YOU ARE INDEED DRIFTING. AND, FOR ALL I KNOW, IT MAY BE TRUE. BUT HE IS YOUR BROTHER, ANON- HE IS NOT GOING TO FORGET YOU, OR DRIFT SO FAR THAT YOU CAN NO LONGER SEE HIM, IN A METAPHORICAL SENSE. LIFE BRINGS MANY CHANGES, INCLUDING COLLEGE; YOU MOVE ACROSS COUNTRIES AND POSSIBLY EVEN CONTINENTS, FAR FROM THE FAMILIAR AND THE ONES YOU KNOW. HE PROBABLY JUST WANTS WHAT HE KNOWS IS BEST FOR HIS FUTURE, AND I AM PROUD HE IS TAKING STRIDES TO ENSURE THAT HE WILL HAVE A HAPPY LIFE AHEAD OF HIM. I KNOW IT’S HARD.

IT’S HARD, AND IT FEELS LIKE HE WON’T UNDERSTAND.

BUT I PROMISE THAT YOU WILL BE ALRIGHT. CHANGE IS SCARY, AND IT CAN BE HARD TO DEAL WITH. I BELIEVE IN YOU, THOUGH. TALK TO HIM. PERHAPS SET UP A SYSTEM WHERE YOU USE ELECTRONIC MAIL TO SPEAK TO EACH OTHER EVERY OTHER DAY, TO KEEP EACH OTHER IN YOUR THOUGHTS. IF YOU ARE TRULY SCARED, HE WILL LISTEN, REGARDLESS OF SADNESS. COMMUNICATION IS KEY. I AM PROUD OF YOU, ANON, NO MATTER WHAT COURSE OF ACTION YOU CHOOSE; BUT I HOPE YOU WILL KEEP IN MIND BOTH YOUR OWN INTERESTS AND HIS AS WELL. GOOD LUCK, ANON.

HELLO.

I WANT TO THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR KIND WORDS. I AM AT A LOSS FOR WHAT TO SAY OTHER THAN ‘THANK YOU.’

WHILE I MAY NOT BE ABLE TO SPEAK TO EVERYONE INDIVIDUALLY, DUE TO ASK LIMITATIONS AND THE SIMPLE FACT THAT THERE ARE JUST SO MANY OF YOU OUT THERE, I WANT YOU ALL TO KNOW THAT I CARE ABOUT EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU. I AM PROUD OF ALL OF YOU, AND I KNOW THAT YOU WILL CONTINUE TO MAKE ME PROUD EVERY DAY. I WILL ALWAYS BE HERE TO LEND YOU AN EAR, AND PERHAPS EVEN SHARE SOME BAKED GOODS WITH YOU AS AN ATTEMPT TO COMFORT.

I KNOW SEVERAL SUGAR AND GLUTEN FREE RECIPES AS WELL.

I HOPE YOU ARE ALL HAVING WONDERFUL DAYS, AND WILL CONTINUE TO HAVE THEM.

I AM WELL. I WILL PROBABLY RETIRE FOR THE NIGHT SOON, IT IS FAR TOO LATE FOR A BUSINESSMAN LIKE MYSELF TO BE AWAKE.

HELLO AGAIN ANONIMO.

YOU ARE NOT WHINY. A FATHER IS ALWAYS READY TO LISTEN TO HIS CHILD, REGARDLESS OF THE PROBLEM.

IN ANY CASE, IN RESPONSE TO THE OTHER ASK IN HERE: SOMETIMES IT HELPS TO BE CONCERNED FOR YOUR OWN HAPPINESS BEFORE OTHERS. NOT ALL THE TIME, OF COURSE. BUT SOMETIMES YOU DESERVE HAPPINESS AS WELL, AND IT IS IMPORTANT THAT YOU CAN TAKE TIME FOR YOURSELF AND DO WHAT YOU NEED TO DO FOR YOU BEFORE YOU WORRY ABOUT OTHERS. SOMETIMES PEOPLE ARE SAD. IF THEY CANNOT HANDLE SEEING YOU AT YOUR WORST, PERHAPS THEY DON’T DESERVE TO SEE YOU AT YOUR BEST. A TRUE FRIEND WILL HELP YOU NO MATTER THE CIRCUMSTANCE, AND THEY WILL LOVE YOU AND BE PROUD OF YOU WITHOUT HESITATION, AS WILL I. GOOD LUCK, ANONIMO, I BELIEVE IN YOU. DON’T GIVE UP.

I AM SORRY. SOMETIMES PARENTS DO THINGS THAT YOU YOURSELF MAY NOT UNDERSTAND. THERE ARE SO MANY SITUATIONS THAT COULD APPLY HERE, BUT PERHAPS YOU SHOULD SPEAK TO YOUR MOTHER ABOUT YOUR CONFUSION. I APOLOGIZE I CAN’T HELP YOU MORE, OTHER THAN TO RECOMMEND SPEAKING TO HER ABOUT YOUR FEARS. PERHAPS SHE WILL CALM YOU. I AM SURE SHE LOVES YOU VERY MUCH, AS DO I, AND YOUR FATHER. I’M PROUD OF YOU FOR BEING SO CONCERNED ABOUT YOUR PARENTS, WHEN I AM SURE YOU HAVE MUCH GOING ON IN YOUR LIFE AS WELL. ADULTS DO STRANGE THINGS. DON’T STRAIN YOURSELF. I BELIEVE IN YOU.

I AM WILLING TO LISTEN TO ANYONE’S PROBLEMS. HOWEVER, SOMETIMES IT GETS A LITTLE OVERWHELMING. I WILL OCCASIONALLY TURN OFF ANONYMOUS UNTIL I CAN HELP THOSE OF YOU WHO DESIRE MY ADVICE. UNTIL THEN, YOU ARE FREE TO COME TO ME UN-ANONYMOUS, AND I WILL ANSWER PRIVATELY, YOU NEED NOT BE AFRAID TO REVEAL YOURSELF TO ME.

I AM SO PROUD OF YOU, ALL OF YOU. YOU ARE NEVER ALONE.

ANONYMOUS IS ON FOR THE TIME BEING.

SPEAK TO YOUR FRIENDS, CHILD. IF THEY LOVE YOU AS MUCH AS I DO, AND CARE FOR YOU, YOU WILL BE FAR FROM AN ANNOYANCE. I AM CERTAIN THAT THEY WILL APPRECIATE THAT YOU TRUST THEM ENOUGH TO GO TO THEM FOR HELP, I KNOW I WOULD. I AM SO PROUD OF YOU, I BELIEVE YOU CAN PUSH THROUGH THIS. SPEAK TO WHOEVER PRESCRIBES YOU YOUR MEDICATION AS WELL, TELL THEM YOU ARE WORRIED FOR THE LACK OF PROGRESS THE MEDICATIONS ARE SHOWING, PERHAPS THEY WILL RECOMMEND ANOTHER TYPE. STAY SAFE, CHILD. YOU ARE SO LOVED, BY SO MANY, AND BY ME.