>I'm glad for Kelly. The one
>thing I really respected about
>her from day 1 is
>that she took ownership of
>the fact that she was
>the problem in her family.
>She never wavered from that.
>I could tell that this
>is a woman who loves
>her husband and her sons.
>She just didn't know how
>to show it and she
>said that. She even said
>with one exercise how she
>hurts everybody - friends, family,
>co-workers etc.
>
>Sure Kelly had conflicts in the
>house, but so did everybody
>else and not just with
>her! In some of her
>conflicts I felt her instincts
>were right on. No she
>didn't handle every situation "smoothly",
>but that in part to
>me was what she was
>there to work on. I
>also always considered who she
>was there in the SOH
>with. I don't think Kelly
>should have faked her relationships
>in the house. I understood
>her "I'm here for me"
>because I could see how
>the house started revolving around
>one hg in particular. Heck
>this board was doing the
>same thing IMO, so I
>understood it! I think because
>Kelly didn't choose to fake
>her relationships in the house
>in part was why one
>hg got her recent breakthrough
>(IMO that is). Sure she
>could be petty, but there
>was a lot of pettyness
>going around in the SOH
>too IMO. So yes I
>do think there was an
>honesty that Kelly had. She
>knew what she felt, but
>she just really didn't know
>how to express it in
>an appropriate way.
>
>There were times when I felt
>like Kelly was the person
>on Rhonda's caseload (for lack
>of a better word), that
>was really overlooked. Maybe she
>did a variety of assignments,
>but they just didn't choose
>to show it. Rhonda said
>that they talked about the
>tone, but did they talk
>with Kelly about her "death
>stare"? I don't know. If
>they did, they sure didn't
>show it. I felt like
>if she didn't get the
>"tools" she needed, it wasn't
>for a lack of trying.
>That I lay at Rhonda's
>feet.
>
>Kelly has a precious family. She
>has a very generous husband
>who has by choice stayed
>with her & two handsome
>sons who love her.
>I hope she enjoys her
>family like never before and
>that she continues to heal
>& grow. I liked her
>and I wish her the
>best.

BRAVO!!!!!BRAVO!!!!! MizJasmine, finally...someone who understands Kelly as I do....very well said. My contention all along has been that Kelly just wants recognition for her efforts and you just gave it to her....thank you!

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