and i thanked you for that help,steppe,remember that.you made a sincere effort to help,even if it wasn't the right advice,you tried to help,and i appreciated it. your disappointment didn't come close to mine,when you broke our truce,because of your mad friend. i DID try,even when i was catching guff about it.  you didn't,because of who i happen to be friends with,then and now,even though that truce was between you and i ONLY.

  the mad one turns on friends,when they don't agree,so please be careful you don't get hurt,okay? and yes,that's sincere.i've been there. so have several others on the other boards. it isn't fun to have someone you trusted turn on you,please know that.

  but enough of the past,and enough of your mad friend. or the others who are your friends.they don't matter anymore.

you and your friends don't approve of me,or my life,or my job,or my house. i get it. i don't need your(general your) derision,and you don't need my approval. and neither of us wants it,for that matter. but at least i expect the derision,it's gone on for years,from the mad one.and you don't expect MY approval,i know that. 

  i won't speak of you,or to you,again,as long as i get the same respect,from here on in. i don't expect you to agree to this truce, but i can say i tried,at least.and my higher powers know they(your friends) won't agree,as do i. this is purely betwwen us,not them,or my friends. 

  and i don't expect your friends to leave me alone either,just so you know.you don't control them,any more than i control my friends.  i don't mind ,they don't matter. i'm happy either way,even when i'm sad,i still have a good life. i just don't trust as easily anymore,and that kinda sucks,you know?

  i intend to keep living my life my way ,and just blow off the derision from now on. i'm a better person now. i GREW  just recently,for many reasons. and i'll keep growing. because learning is living,always. and part of that growth happened this evening,which is why i'm saying this right now.

  so,goodbye,and good luck,to all of you. i sincerely hope you all get what you deserve,and what you want in life. i will.and thank you for your sympathy on my losses. i do believe that's sincere.

i hope you'll believe i'm sincere,and we can peacefully ignore each other from now on. it's healthier for both of us. and for the children/young adults who hold us as their examples. i'm done being mean,unless it's to defend myself. 

This one is for you kid.

You are a good person.

Don't ever let anyone tell you different!

thank you..:) and back atcha!! 

I think it is a very wise decision to just ignore me, I suggested that to some of your friends early on.  That's what they should have done.

And what advice wasn't correct?  It was basic, helpful, straight-forward, clear.  But no, don't go into it again.  I know it was good advice, I've been investing for almost 30 years.

And fine, so tell the truth about me, we have no problem, deal.

I don't like to nor do I want to control my friends.

I can only control what I do and sometimes that is hard.

So we'll see, then.

my apologies,that came out wrong. your advice was good on the active stocks.and i thank you.

deal,as far as i'm concerned. respect can be a mutual thing,right? and we agree we have nothing to say about what others say,okay? that's mutual respect. i can do that. it's a deal. 

That's it, spread your wings, branch out, bust a move. 

I'm sorry for spamming this song today, but I do feel this fits in well right about here ❤️

Great place, it's off topics.

I thought my post was perfect here too, I was so glad to see some branch out into other topics.  I mean there's no crop circle one but so many others to explore.

I like the phrase "bust a move", you know like get a long doggie, don't get fixated on one person or thing, several meanings I guess, just bust a move.

A relief to see that finally happen for some.