"Never celebrating my accomplishments, I am constantly scrutinizing how I could have done more or how I could have done better." i really hate to hear stories like this, because they hit so close to home and for years, I've felt your same pain Linda. I have 3 - count them - 3 avid readers in my household, who still refuse to do me the courtesy of reading anything I write. It honestly used to cut like a knife, and though I never understood the reasons why - from any of them, I finally learned to get over it, but above all, I KEEP WRITING - which is my advice to you. YOU know your worth, even when others don't :-)