I know touches don't mean anything

[michellek1976 0]

Kristen, it is not very often to meet someone as kind and patient as you! Who knows what's biting Jasal.

We get criticized for "bitching and whining" and now we're not allowed to be hopeful or optimistic either? Are we supposed to be completely blase and unemotional on this journey?!

I have been touched 3 days in a row after they received my second RFE. I know 'touches mean nothing' but its impossible to not get excited!!

Good luck to all.

[TucsonBill 0]

I've noticed that touches lately have generally turned into approvals or RFE's pretty quickly. If you dont get approval after your second touch, about a week or so later is when you get the notice of the RFE...

It seems like the processing times have really started picking up now that the majority of the cases that were delayed by IMBRA have been processed.

Good Luck!

Bill

[Jenn! 918]

We get criticized for "bitching and whining" and now we're not allowed to be hopeful or optimistic either? Are we supposed to be completely blase and unemotional on this journey?!

You can't please everyone!

[Kirsten L 0]

Kristen, it is not very often to meet someone as kind and patient as you! Who knows what's biting Jasal.

We get criticized for "bitching and whining" and now we're not allowed to be hopeful or optimistic either? Are we supposed to be completely blase and unemotional on this journey?!

I have been touched 3 days in a row after they received my second RFE. I know 'touches mean nothing' but its impossible to not get excited!!

Good luck to all.

Thanks for your kind words, Michelle.

I'm with you! Hope is so important in this process--or any other that involves a lot of waiting. And it IS impossible not to get excited when you see dates changing and know that someone's at least had their hands on your documents!!

Yeah, this whole "let's just be stoic until we're approved so that we don't annoy anyone" bit is really not workable...leastways, not for me! Perosnally, I haven't figured out a way to eliminate those pesky emotions yet...Maybe next week...

[mybackpages 0]

We get criticized for "bitching and whining" and now we're not allowed to be hopeful or optimistic either? Are we supposed to be completely blase and unemotional on this journey?!

I'd say you have waited long enough to feel any emotion you want at this point! I know I speak for everyone here when I say I hope the next "emotion" is one of joy for finally receiving that NOA2!

[TucsonBill 0]

We get criticized for "bitching and whining" and now we're not allowed to be hopeful or optimistic either? Are we supposed to be completely blase and unemotional on this journey?!

I'd say you have waited long enough to feel any emotion you want at this point! I know I speak for everyone here when I say I hope the next "emotion" is one of joy for finally receiving that NOA2!

Most of the people griping when you whine, or try to put a damper on your hopes, are the tripple plantum members that are already married and in the process of AOS or bringing over family members. A while back after getting criticized for my whishing my appliation would move faster, just for the heck of it, I went back and read and reposted some of the 'platnum members' posts from when he was at my stage of the game. His continual whining and crying at the time made what I nad to say seem very mild lol!

He got upset when I did that, but hey - sometimes these 'old timers' forget what it was like to be us.

Bill

[Ecalos 0]

I'm aware that a lot of people get approved with no touches at all, it just makes me worry not hearing any kind of news along the way... A little something to lift my spirits would be great!

[michellek1976 0]

We get criticized for "bitching and whining" and now we're not allowed to be hopeful or optimistic either? Are we supposed to be completely blase and unemotional on this journey?!

I'd say you have waited long enough to feel any emotion you want at this point! I know I speak for everyone here when I say I hope the next "emotion" is one of joy for finally receiving that NOA2!

Most of the people griping when you whine, or try to put a damper on your hopes, are the tripple plantum members that are already married and in the process of AOS or bringing over family members. A while back after getting criticized for my whishing my appliation would move faster, just for the heck of it, I went back and read and reposted some of the 'platnum members' posts from when he was at my stage of the game. His continual whining and crying at the time made what I nad to say seem very mild lol!

He got upset when I did that, but hey - sometimes these 'old timers' forget what it was like to be us.

Bill

Ooh yeah I've seen that before - told to quit whining by someone who had filed DCF and got from I-130 to Greencard in ONE DAY!!!

I guess I'll just have to look forward to when this is ancient history and the emotional rollercoaster ride is all forgotten!!

And thanks for the other posts of support - they truly do help!

[sercontigo 1]

We rely on touches like kindergarteners rely on smiley face stickers on their papers! To know someone is there and something is happening. I think you're absolutely allowed to be excited...CARRY ON!

[Chris-n-Veronica 0]

I could use a Touch..It's been alittle over a month since I saw my Veronica... Oh wait you mean a paperwork touch... Yea I could use one of those tooo... B)

We rely on touches like kindergarteners rely on smiley face stickers on their papers! To know someone is there and something is happening. I think you're absolutely allowed to be excited...CARRY ON!