My daughter just called me...

...and she told me how she spent her birthday. She went to some place in Chicago called Blue Light Grill. Since she and her boyfriend had been waiting so long for a table, the waiter told them that they could go upstairs and wait at the bar in a private party. The party was for some celebrities and my daughter met and spoke to Drew Barrymore and Jeremy Pivens. Also, she met Drew’s boyfriend who plays in some band that I can’t remember the name of. I thought that was cool.

Now, the following are some emails that I’ve received. It’s people like these that have helped me get my self respect back.


Dear Meg,
I found your site so accidentally. But - what a read! You really are funny - and I find myself hooked. I'm a married guy, so I won't be hitting on you. But, if I were single, I think I would have to make it a point to prove that we're all not jerks and we all don't kiss badly.
:)
take care, and best of luck!

Meg,
I read your blogger every day and even before I read the paper. A day without Meg is like a day without a smile...

Meg:
I stumbled upon your site a few months ago and have been entertained by it ever since. You make so much sense in everything you say. I have to admit I log in everyday for your words of wisdom and when you were absent for so long I was very worried...

Dear Meg,
I have to write to you to say that because of what you said me and my fiance won’t be getting married as planned. I saw in him the traits that your husband has and I don’t want to end up alone should anything go bed. Marriage is for better or worse, in sickness and in health. Nobody can guarantee all will be good and any of us can get sick and somebody who leaves when his wife is sick or just going through a bad part of the marriage is not a man at all. You deserve to be happy and you deserve a man, not a creep who leaves when things get rough...

Meg,
I wanted to let you know how much I enjoy reading your blog. I look forward to reading you and your exploits like I look forward to reading Dear Abby. If you were in the newspaper, I would turn to read you first...

Meg,
I wrote to you last summer so I don’t know if you remember me or not. I wanted to let you know that everyone in our office reads your blog everyday. When I hear someone laughing when they should be working, I know that they are reading Meg. You are our water-cooler subject...

You are so gifted as a writer, you should write a book about this and how you healed through it.
I think your blog was a good place to get it all out. Yeah, Rick cheated, lied, and is a scum bag, you are so much better and bigger than he.
You have used your gift of writing and comedy to unload all the pain of your marriage and divorce.
I am praying for you, your health and for you to have a joy filled life, free of Rick. God has really good things for you to do.
I don’t know you personally, but I do know through your writings the caliber of person you are, someone I call friend.
Have a blessed and peace filled day…you are loved!

Now...how in the world could I possibly feel badly when people write things like this to me? I want to thank all of you publicly and let you know that you all are better than any therapy session that I could ever attend!

All-righty then, I'm going to go watch Dick Van Dyke, see you later!

Meggers