DEAR ANONYMOUS

First of all, let me say, yes I do know Eli. I know it does not take much for Eli to break up with someone at all. I also know that I am standing by a friend as it seems you are. You tell me to mind my business however, aren't you also looking out for your friend and in turn, meddling in their business also.

What I am the most upset about is that you find it necessary to air personal and private things about Stephanie. No matter what she has written none of the thing she has said have been as personal or hateful as what you have written.

Personally I have a very full life and I don't understand how anyone with kids can find the time to drag someone through the mud. I would hope that all of you could put your personal differences aside and learn to just disagree and leave it at that.

Again let me state, Anonymous, I am doing nothing more then what you are doing, and that is standing up for a friend. I haven't dated Eli in 7 years, therefor I don't consider what Stephanie did boyfriend stealing. She found someone she had a lot in common with and they dated. Big deal. I'm married, I have kids, I have no reason to care who she dates. But I do have a reason to care if my friend is being unnecessarily hurt.

As for saying I have pissed people off. Whatever. I started my blog as a way to talk to people and vent and share my sons life with my friends. If people have a problem with what I write that is their right. The same goes for Stephanie. She started her blog just to write about her life. She did not in any way start it to be vindictive or mean. I can't imagine how my sticking up for my friend has pissed you off but fine what ever. I've been in her shoes, I've been hit by Eli's shit storm and I've handled it before. There is no part of me who ever thought that Stephanie would not face a world of shit for dating him. But that was her decision. Like I've told her before this will get worse before it gets better.

I strongly encourage you to all drop this and leave well enough alone. Let Stephanie go on with her own life and her own issues and relationships and you do the same. There is no reason for all of you to be involved in her life, she doesn't do anything that effects what happens in your daily life. I'm sorry that all of this has come down to childish bickering on all of our parts. I would like to think after a certain age, we can all just let things go and move on.