Thank you, Downers

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Originally Posted by Ibrîniðilpathânezel

Thank you, one and all. This board may be full of Downers, but as a community, it's definitely an upper.

I'm afraid I can't accept any personal thanks for personal support, since I'm afraid I didn't offer any--which I'm neither defending myself in or accusing myself of, just stating the facts. Any interior concern I had, while real, was not actualised in any form of support--I still feel like I need to reply to this thread and agree very strongly about the community on the Downs. It is, indeed, an exceptionally close-knit and generally agreeable bunch of people. A few of my best friendships started here and while I'm not on equally intimate terms with all the many Downers I feel I can genuinely call "friends," I still feel generally accepted and comfortable with the entire community.

As someone who's single, I've taken to referring to it a couple times as "my other family" or my "in-laws" because of this. So let me agree quite vocally with Distant Cousin Ibrîn that this is an excellent family indeed--and not just the immediate members I know well, but the farther-flung cadet branches and the black sheep as well.

(And so as not to whole eclipse the celebration of Ibrîn's family, let me offer the congratulations and belated relief of this tardy relative on the promotion and job preservation of your husband.)