It's alright, I don't expect anyone who's lived differently to understand. Life experiences aren't uniformly equal, we can hardly expect them to be. I am what I am and you are what you are and those are very different things.

The offer is appreciated, but I'm not one who finds solace in discussions of the past. Even with those I hold close.

[It all comes out in fits and bursts, and she hates the pity and distress so often expressed on her behalf.