I'm really sorry that I haven't been able to respond to all these thoughtful comments in a timely fashion. I feel like a bad mannered host that leaves the party while the guests are arriving to celebrate his birthday.
Just so that you all know what's going on (and without trying to justify my bad behavior, which is in itself unjustifiable), I'm a divorced dad from Brazil, and all this happened while I'm in the middle of a road trip alone with my 6 year old son. This is the only time of the year when we can spend a few days together, and I can't (and wouldn't) abandon it. Furthermore, infrastructure here is not 100% and wireless/3g internet access is not ubiquitous to say the least.
Anyway, please know that I'm attentively and thankfully listening. This community always surprised me and today you really made me feel welcomed here.
Just so that you all know what's going on (and without trying to justify my bad behavior, which is in itself unjustifiable), I'm a divorced dad from Brazil, and all this happened while I'm in the middle of a road trip alone with my 6 year old son. This is the only time of the year when we can spend a few days together, and I can't (and wouldn't) abandon it. Furthermore, infrastructure here is not 100% and wireless/3g internet access is not ubiquitous to say the least.
Anyway, please know that I'm attentively and thankfully listening. This community always surprised me and today you really made me feel welcomed here.