-=> Quoting Jeff Smith to Nancy Backus on 06-24-18  06:33 <=-

 > Which, as I told Nick, is more what I really expect to be the case...
 > it's just much quieter here in the echo than it's been in the past... 
 > It's good that you can be of help locally... 

 JS> As I tell the guys in the group. We are not there to offer therapy or
 JS> to suggest what someone should do. We are there to help support the
 JS> guys in the decisions that they make to better themselves and move
 JS> forward. 

And that's the whole idea behind a support group... you are there with
others with a similar situation, so no one needs to feel alone in
dealing with it all... 

 JS> I think sometimes it is hard for people to come forward and
 JS> acknowledge what feelings they might have regarding being a dad and
 JS> what their situation might actually be. I know from personal
 JS> experience that guys sometimes are reluctant to admit a situation. I
 JS> know I have felt that way in the past regarding being a dad.

While women do tend to be more vocal about such things, sometimes it's
hard for us to open up to the deeper stuff, too, unless we really feel
safe with the ones around us....  Support is a very good thing...  

ttyl       neb

... I'm a little tagline. When I grow up I wanna be a novel.

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