Posted by JenStar on January 8, 2006, at 20:02:56
In reply to Re: I vote for unblocking Larry!, posted by alexandra_k on January 8, 2006, at 19:50:09
Well,
I think Larry said that trying to help was making him sick, not that the poster herself was making him sick - there's a difference. And the poster herself used the word 'manipulative' to describe her behaviors (more than once...many times in many different posts), so it doesn't seem unreasonable that one could agree and start to use the word, too.So in that sense, yes, I do think that in this circumstance it should be allowable to say those things.
I mean, what if someone really DOES feel sick after trying to help a poster over and over and over again, without results? Why should that person NOT be able to say it? I know it's on the "harsh" side of the "harsh" / "happy" line, but it's a real, honest emotion.
Could the other person perhaps learn from it - learn how their behaviors affect others? Especially if that person has continually asked how others feel about them and their behaviors?
That's my $0.02!
JenStar
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