*Preview/Excerpt*   If you had asked me 3 years ago, perhaps even 2… I would have said yes—in a heart beat. It’s funny how things change. All I ever really wanted was for you to see me, awknowledge that I was there, albeit far but always there—I didn’t need you to love me or even need me in your life, I just wanted you to realize and appreciate the fact that I was there. But I don’t need your appreciation anymore. You didn’t give it, so I’ve learned to