I understand Scots though we are a sort of family as well and if you want to lash out then this is the place. You have opinions and they are no less important than others. Never try and temper those opinions if you believe in them strongly. Your going through a very difficult time right now and its likely to get worse before it gets better. Make sure you take care of yourself now, its time to do that Merri. We'll be here.

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What difference does it make to the dead, the orphans and the homeless, whether the mad destruction is wrought under the name of totalitarianism or the holy name of liberty or democracy?

Mahatma Gandhi (1869 - 1948), "Non-Violence in Peace and War"