Yeah, there are some others who are suffering it too. Including one person who I always think of as very strong and capable of dealing with anything but it must bother her. I should be more aware of it with her rather than just assume she's okay.
You know, saying something massively polite or funny really does stop people in their tracks. It's kind of a show of strength too. They've taken their best shot and you haven't even flinched or reacted. Someone emailed me to tell me that I was an f*cking awful c*nt who should die soon (it happens). I replied with an apology that I was asleep when they first emailed and wasn't able to deal with it promptly. That was the end of that.
I've never understood the closed-minded approach. I've never been any different than I am now. I have the same mindset as when I was a five year old kid. Abusive childhood, though. It kind of makes you think harder about what is right and wrong and whether you deserve the treatment you are getting.
That's very sweet of you to say. I certainly noticed your arrival. I think I was one of the first people to get talking to you. Would have been hard not to notice me. IIN was in the middle of that weird epidemic of "dappled fever" that made everyone go a bit silly for a while. You've changed in the time you've been here, though. I thought you were quite open when you started but even moreso now.
It's why this makes me so angry. Sometimes I wonder if I'm sending the wrong message, though. I say it's good when people are open but then they get stung for it. It makes me feel like I've led people onto a bad path. You'd be surprised how often I think about this and wonder whether I say the right thing here.
Is it normal I've apparently made some enemies here?
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Yeah, there are some others who are suffering it too. Including one person who I always think of as very strong and capable of dealing with anything but it must bother her. I should be more aware of it with her rather than just assume she's okay.
You know, saying something massively polite or funny really does stop people in their tracks. It's kind of a show of strength too. They've taken their best shot and you haven't even flinched or reacted. Someone emailed me to tell me that I was an f*cking awful c*nt who should die soon (it happens). I replied with an apology that I was asleep when they first emailed and wasn't able to deal with it promptly. That was the end of that.
I've never understood the closed-minded approach. I've never been any different than I am now. I have the same mindset as when I was a five year old kid. Abusive childhood, though. It kind of makes you think harder about what is right and wrong and whether you deserve the treatment you are getting.
That's very sweet of you to say. I certainly noticed your arrival. I think I was one of the first people to get talking to you. Would have been hard not to notice me. IIN was in the middle of that weird epidemic of "dappled fever" that made everyone go a bit silly for a while. You've changed in the time you've been here, though. I thought you were quite open when you started but even moreso now.
It's why this makes me so angry. Sometimes I wonder if I'm sending the wrong message, though. I say it's good when people are open but then they get stung for it. It makes me feel like I've led people onto a bad path. You'd be surprised how often I think about this and wonder whether I say the right thing here.