Posted by Dinah on January 10, 2003, at 12:10:31
In reply to Re: Disillusioned » Tabitha, posted by mikhail99 on January 10, 2003, at 11:50:06
I've started and erased a dozen posts today trying to figure out how to say "Let's get back to the real business of this board, supporting each other." And I haven't figured out a way to say it without seeming insensitive to the hurt all around, which I don't want to do. Because I don't think anyone was trying to be clever. I think everyone in one way or another was feeling hurt and responding to it in his/her own way. It's amazing how quickly hurt can spread around.
There was such a small number of posters involved on any of the threads, yet everything seems to have ground to a halt. And I am guilty of letting my frustration over that fact affect me.
I totally agree with what you said about the majority of us thinking long and hard about their posts. And yet even then misunderstandings arise and people are hurt.
I can't think of any reasonable solution except to just get on with things. And I'm afraid that sounds insensitive. Round and round, circular thinking.
poster:Dinah
thread:34965
URL: http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/social/20030104/msgs/34981.html