Frankly, everything I'm reading here just screams projection.
Yes, correct. Some of it is projection, but not in any uncontrolled way. I am not screaming though.

No need to worry about how my friends feel about me. They are all grown up and not held at gunpoint.
You just totally and utterly don't get it. You talk about feelings, which have nothing to do with it. A "discussion" with you is impossible from my point of view. But I am pretty sure you get too many bad feelings from me by now, I don't want to ruin your thread any more. It's not fun. I hope our little "discussion" now stops or I fear you are going to go after me, holding me at gunpoint. :wink: