Re/ THANK YOU, Moderators!

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I second that. And a lot of the OTHER comments made in this thread!!

I, too, am VERY grateful for this list and I certainly don't have the

time to do what y'all (apparently especially Marilyn) do/does. Thank

you SO much!!

Having said that, though, I believe that -- though he maybe

should have slept on his response so that it came across less personal

devastating -- did make some valid points. I was not one of the folks

who wrote him but I did write ANOTHER moderator last week to thank her

for her kindness and the reasonable way she treats people with

complicated health problems.

Many years of helping people with these sorts of diet issues as well

as other problems has taught me that you have to take folks where they

are. None of us knows what it is to live another's life. And they

will only do what they feel they can... Discouraging them doesn't

help at all because many are only too willing to quit before they even

start! All or nothing attitudes don't take into consideration all the

many other challenges people have that we have no way of knowing

about. And patience -- from ALL of us -- goes a long way.

Love to all,

Artful Carol