ahhh.... now I see what I missed this morning.
Mel... before I start I'm going to tell you a little story. This morning I was in the kitchen at work with two colleagues who are both incredibly smart and good looking and I'm sure earn a great deal more than me. And one of them (the bloke LOL) said "In my twenties I just attached myself to one disastrous man after another, and then tried to cover it up with alcohol and drugs"... and the other woman and I looked at each other and said at the same time "so did I!". You know what - that one little exchange made me feel a whole lot better about myself! Anyway, my point is that we're all pretty much as f*cked up and insecure as each other.
Mel, I know that it may not seem like much, but you have so many friends here, and we all love you because you're clever, funny and fiercely loyal. You are doing an awesome job looking after three kids while pregnant with a 4th and you WILL have 2VBA2CS or whatever the hell the acronym is for that. I seem to recall your old boss in Queensland was just about ready to walk over broken glass if you would stay and work for him so you must have been pretty good at your job too.
I am sorry if people have let you down because you really do deserve better than that.
Everyone else has given you good advice but all I can say is that you Rock! and don't you forget it.
Otherwise..... I might have to come down there and give you a Pixie-bashing
(*please note that Pixie-bashing will be administered with soft fluffy objects and no Arimehs will be harmed)