[Hope]

Dear Sister Overflow,

I love your moniker.

I am sorry you have had difficulties. I always admired your parents and still hold them in high esteem. I can clearly recall how your Dad's eyes sparkled when he referred to his daughters. He seemed like a much better dad than I and helped me through some of our teenage problems when the parent is at a loss for what exactly to do.

I did not just push aside my LSM materials but spent a lot of time from 1984 through 1991 reconsidering everything. By 1989 I had no way to continue my association with them. My children were pretty much in the middle of my wife's and my search. They were at the table and in the living room when we were discussing these matters with each other and with others. At one point, my eldest son admonished me to stop examining the problems of the past and move on with the future.

My children pretty much know the good, the bad and the ugly regarding the LSM etc. We all get along fine and live within 15 minutes of each other. We help them and they help us. We all try to be there for each other. The LSM and the past is no issue. Would I have done things differently? Is not hind sight great? Did I make many mistakes as a parent? Do bears live in the woods?

In Christ Jesus,

Hope, Don Rutledge