Well, I came back, so there is that. Oh yeah, I got a new truck AND a new recliner and I even made a post about the recliner! I made one about the truck as well, but that one was nothing special. I am glad you are back Hoss, you have been missed, truly. I do understand what you are going through, been dealing with it my whole life. Sometimes, when I have to take just one day off from work, it is impossible to go the following day because I feel lioe they hate me. I know it is not true, it is just irrational, but welp, it is still there and it still cripples me. It has been a lot easier since I started driving big rig, I deal with less people and we have a new system, where all I have to do is see my dispatcher just for my keys and to find out if they want me to take an empty trailer or bobtail to my first stop. I am sorry about your dad. I bet his reactions are just ingrained and rooted in fear. You are not "going to hell" for being agnostic. Seriously, if a god exists, there is no way his ego is so fragile, that he needs you to fawn over him night and day. If this being exists, which I think so, he/she/it is going to judge all of us on how we carry ourselves and as long as you do your best and try to be a good person, you would be excepted and welcomed into the afterlife. As to the reaction towards same-sex relations, that is your dad and not you. The fact that you do not care about things like that, that you are smart enough to find your own path based on the tools the people who raised you instilled, shows that you are better then he is, which is what every parent should strive for, to have their children be smarter, stronger and better then they were! He should be proud of you and even if he won't say it, as a father, I will say it, I am proud of you DeMix! You keep your chin up, you do your best and remember, it is ok to take a moment to yourself when Life feels overwhelming, but remember that you are strong enough to get back out there and kick Life's ass for throwing bullshit at you! Also, -blam!- the news and those media sources! They are nothing more then a terroristic group feed us fear so that we will stayed tuned to their bullshit to find out what next tragedy is about to befall us and keep their sponsorships. Go watch cartoons, laughter is better for you then fear ever was! Glad you are back dude and remember, we do love you around here, in our own dysfunctional way, we are a family here. Edit: Sorry for the Wall 'o Text, but that shit had to be said!