Cathy Classics by Cathy Guisewite for April 30, 2012

@ GretchensMom and Billy – First of all, thank you for reading my post! I know it was long, but incredibly there was a lot I didn’t put in.I really appreciate both your sympathy and advice. My husband is not good with giving sympathy, so that means a lot to me.I tried to give up the position yesterday when several homeowners were complaining about the board so they volunteered to join. That gave us a couple extra people, so I kept saying that I would step down. Unfortunately that wasn’t accepted, so I’m still on the board. Next week we’re having a transition meeting, and I will be clear that I am not secretary any longer because I don’t have the time for it. Some of the complaints yesterday were about the lack of communication, which bugged me because no one communicated before this past year either and it’s only a problem now because of the incredible amount of issues we’ve had to deal with (and some don’t like the results).Personally, I don’t have time to document every little thing or talk about it nonstop. Being a secretary for this board is a pain because everyone wants to give their 2 cents, and complains if it’s not how they want it. Believe me, there were several times that I was fighting back tears yesterday. Dr. Billy, you are right, this is making me sick and worn down, and I hate that feeling. The only good thing is that I think people have been shocked into participating, so hopefully finding volunteers will become easier.I’ll try to keep it to a minimum, but I’ll let you know as soon as I get rid of the secretary position, which will be a step in the right direction.Bless you all for keeping me sane! :-) ♥♥