Thanx Erkel I'm 40 tho I don't know if I qualify for a mentor, and I can definitely relate to what you say about stress. I find that when things are going well it gets boring, and I seem to thrive on the pressure of bieng under the gun. I'm accused of throwing a monkey into the wrench just for the excitement. That's why I'm majoring in foodservice. Executive chef. High pressure job, constant adrenaline rush,the excitement keeps me coming back, even tho I complain about it. Yes I have a brother and I talk to him all the time, but he comes from the same crap that I did, only he never got his lips stuck to a crack pipe like I did so he's been more financially stable than me. That was another time tho and I have a house now, I'm going to school and was deeply involved with my children until I left my ex for a better life and she got spiteful and decided to keep my kids from coming over for no good reason at all. She's told my daughter that she knows I'm not a danger to them or anyone at all anymore, she thought I would take her with me. HAHAHAHAHAHAHA! I've spent my time in 12 step meetings, and I found that most people in those meetings are the "good enough" type, they stop drinking or whatever, but smoke 2 packs a day, get fat, stay on welfare, have no drive, and settle for something that's easier than actually moving forward. Now not everyone is like that, but I have had some pretty bad experiences in those rooms, so I make friends in other places. Me, I quit smoking, got in shape, and really gained alot of confidence in myself from pushing hard and doing what's hard no matter what. Then I got hurt at work. I ruptured a disc so bad a piece of bone broke off in my spinal column and I could barely move without bieng in intense pain, and all the pills in the world didn't help the pain, but mj did, so I smoked, got drug tested in court and tested positive, so my ex took advantage of that even tho she didn't have a problem with it when I was living with her. I'm in ny, so not legal for medicine here, and I screwed myself, even tho I was honest with the law guardian and she didn't have a problem with it. Still recommended alot of time with kids, but ex pushed and goet supervised visits, and never shows up for them now. Doesn't answer my phone calls, nothing. That's just the tip of things! What's pm? Private message? I would like to do that, but I don't know how. And CrackerJax, I'm in WNY so I can't have an outdoor garden all year round, so I'm strongly considering an inside grow. Wow, I never thought I'd be talking so much on rollitup.org!!! Thank you for input. Nice to know I'm not alone.