anita,

you state how my NC is so very valuable without celebrating it with anyone. Let me take that in….OH IT IS SO BEAUTIFUL!!!!!!

I was never taught this. Ever. It is beautiful, there is no other word.

I changed into pajamas and I ordered some pizza! Going to eat some unhealthy food and write and watch tv. Perhaps clean a little too, and try on some new clothes I have bought.

Also, you’re welcome for the empathy! Interesting as you say it could have perhaps slipped their (my friends) mind, however – for someone like you or me, perhaps. Yes, it may have slipped their mind, but they are not similar to you (or me) in that they would address when they remember again – because quite honestly I think that most people just think about themselves. (And I do not mean this in a bad way) – It is a quality I was not taught. It is foreign to me. They also do not understand how LARGE this is.

I cannot expect anyone to. But you told me once a while back, we are social beings. So it is natural to crave sometimes.