Holy shit. My mind is blown at the reception of the first part of this. I was not expecting that at ALL! I browse this sub on occasion and never thought I’d be able to write something that so many people would compliment not just for the content, but for the writing itself. Thank you all so much for the sweet comments!
I didn’t respond to anything in my last post (because honestly I was so busy for a few days afterwards I kind of forgot about it) but I promise I’ll respond to any questions or nice comments this time, so I guess after you read it… AMA?
Anyway, sorry for the delay on Part 2. Like I said, I forgot about posting it for a few days and since the holidays I haven’t had time to sit down and write the follow-up. Plus, based on the reception of Part 1 I didn’t want to half-ass the real nitty-gritty. So I’ve reflected a lot on the experiences over those couple of years to make sure I know what to write about and what not to bother with. It took me a few sessions over about 3 days to type this up so hopefully no typos this time! Obviously conversations are paraphrased to the best of my recollection – I’m don’t have a perfect memory. 😉 Okay. Let’s boogey.