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Posted by BekkaH on May 5, 2003, at 20:01:06
I wonder where Bearded Lady is. I haven't seen her in a while.
Posted by lostsailor on May 6, 2003, at 5:26:57
In reply to Where's Beardy?, posted by BekkaH on May 5, 2003, at 20:01:06
good ?. gabbi and I were talking of those that are MIA at the momment...anyone email her or anything???
~tony
Posted by SBOATRN on May 6, 2003, at 6:37:13
In reply to Where's Beardy?, posted by BekkaH on May 5, 2003, at 20:01:06
I believe she is doing well .... with her traits of understanding, thoughtfulness, kindness, and insight intact.
I think her presence is missed by a number of folks.
Posted by colin wallace on May 6, 2003, at 15:24:19
In reply to Where's Beardy?, posted by BekkaH on May 5, 2003, at 20:01:06
> I wonder where Bearded Lady is. I haven't seen her in a while.
She's with me, but she can't speak right now :)
Posted by NikkiT2 on May 6, 2003, at 17:05:52
In reply to Where's Beardy?, posted by BekkaH on May 5, 2003, at 20:01:06
I "spoke" with her fairly recently, and she seems to be doing really well.
I'll let her know she was being asked after
nikki
Posted by lil' jimi on May 7, 2003, at 0:15:57
In reply to Re: Where's Beardy?, posted by NikkiT2 on May 6, 2003, at 17:05:52
> I "spoke" with her fairly recently, and she seems to be doing really well.
>
> I'll let her know she was being asked after
>
> nikkihi nikki,
i appreciate the beardy update ..... i miss her ... a lot.
she is one of the best ... it is not the same without her voice .... kind, friendly, helpful, insightful ..... clear spirit .... she is needed.
please, do let her know.
thank you,
~ jim
Posted by Tabitha on May 7, 2003, at 13:46:37
In reply to Re: Where's Beardy?, posted by lil' jimi on May 7, 2003, at 0:15:57
perhaps her beard finally grew all the way to the floor and she became tangled in it.. can't... reach .... keyboard .... (!)
gosh, yeah, I miss her too.
Posted by fayeroe on May 7, 2003, at 13:57:14
In reply to Re: Where's Beardy?, posted by Tabitha on May 7, 2003, at 13:46:37
Posted by Linguini on May 10, 2003, at 0:21:26
In reply to Re: Where's Beardy?, posted by Tabitha on May 7, 2003, at 13:46:37
She usually makes grand exits, people miss her and then she comes back. look back in the archives.
Please! So dramatic
Posted by lil' jimi on May 10, 2003, at 1:20:27
In reply to Re: Where's Beardy?, posted by Linguini on May 10, 2003, at 0:21:26
Posted by ayuda on May 10, 2003, at 10:49:18
In reply to Re: Where's Beardy?, posted by Linguini on May 10, 2003, at 0:21:26
It's rather that she gets so sickened
by people who wear their mental illnesses
like a badge on their sleeves, who post
to hurt instead of looking for help and
support, that she leaves.Only out of kindness towards the people
she truly likes does she post again, but
sooner or later, she is sickened again.So leave her alone, stop speaking about her behind her back -- at HER request. And she is not returning, dramatically or otherwise.
You all have driven her away.
And Dr. Bob, if you read this and want to give me a "please be civil" or block, Beardy has BEGGED her friends to keep her name away from this board, and this place has caused her SERIOUS trauma. You can block me forever then, if you'd like, as long as the request to not post to or about Beardy is upheld by everyone on this board forever.
Posted by ayuda on May 10, 2003, at 10:50:13
In reply to ALL: please stop posting about or to Beardy » Linguini, posted by ayuda on May 10, 2003, at 10:49:18
Posted by Dinah on May 10, 2003, at 11:35:20
In reply to ALL: please stop posting about or to Beardy » Linguini, posted by ayuda on May 10, 2003, at 10:49:18
I certainly don't want to hurt her, or to cause her distress. If this board does that, she should do what is best for her and take care of her own needs. I won't try to tease her into returning again. If she ever feels comfortable returning, I'd be delighted to see her, of course.
But could you pass on my best wishes to her, and my genuinene respect and fondness for her? And she knows my email address if she'd ever like to say hi.
Posted by whiterabbit on May 10, 2003, at 13:27:07
In reply to Re: From Dinah » ayuda, posted by Dinah on May 10, 2003, at 11:35:20
I miss her, have always enjoyed reading her posts
and wish she she would come back, but I understand that she needs to do what is best for her. I wish her peace and happiness-
Gracie
Posted by fayeroe on May 10, 2003, at 14:03:33
In reply to Same goes for me...., posted by whiterabbit on May 10, 2003, at 13:27:07
Please quit posting about Beardy.This is her request....... She is doing what is best for her. And as for you, Linguini, I doubt you know her as well as some of us do.........so leave her be. She is one of the kindest, smartest and most compassionate posters that this board has been lucky enough to enjoy. So, please, Ling, leave her alone. And Dr. Bob, I'll take a lifetime ban also for her...if you think I've been uncivil.
Thanks, Gracie and Dinah.....you truly know how kind she is. I talk to her daily and will let her know that you send kind wishes and love. Pat
Posted by fayeroe on May 10, 2003, at 14:20:42
In reply to And while you're at it, don't post to me, linguine (nm), posted by ayuda on May 10, 2003, at 10:50:13
Posted by shar on May 10, 2003, at 14:31:39
In reply to Leave Beardy alone!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!, posted by fayeroe on May 10, 2003, at 14:03:33
Well, no names in this post.
A general question: is it so awful to ask about and after someone you've become fond of? Or, to express sadness about their absence? Or, to extend well-wishes? Or, to say one wants them to come back? Or, is there some undercurrent I am missing here?
Over time, there have been several posters that I "posted to" even though they were no longer here. Thinking that if they lurked, they might like being remembered, and I might be lucky enough to hear a word from them (like: I'm doing well.).
For all your good intentions in wanting to protect someone (I suppose that's what you're doing), it's really odd to me that fond expressions about missing someone or wanting to hear from someone long gone, generates so much hostility (as in the "Leave XXXXXXX alone!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" title of your post).
Even if someone posts something not so nice, as was done in this thread, others of us may still feel quite fond of the missing comrade.
However, if we do, in fact, sicken any poster, then I am glad he or she stays away, and thus will have a better chance of feeling good.
Shar
Posted by lostsailor on May 10, 2003, at 14:34:57
In reply to Re: Where's Beardy?, posted by Linguini on May 10, 2003, at 0:21:26
some of us cycle and stay away.
some cycle and read but not comment till we feel better.Some. like me, ban my-self so I am not negative or ranting on the board---but try to offer something when I can.
Everyone is different and I don't think anyone of us would bother to look for a statistical formula and emprical data for reasons not to worry about someone...or to worry that they were looking for attention or whatever you seem to be impling
In peace,
~tony
Posted by gabbix2 on May 10, 2003, at 14:55:51
In reply to Re: Leave Beardy alone!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! » fayeroe, posted by shar on May 10, 2003, at 14:31:39
Posted by noa on May 10, 2003, at 18:05:40
In reply to Same goes for me...., posted by whiterabbit on May 10, 2003, at 13:27:07
> I miss her, have always enjoyed reading her posts
> and wish she she would come back, but I understand that she needs to do what is best for her. I wish her peace and happiness-
> GracieMe too.
Posted by fayeroe on May 10, 2003, at 18:37:07
In reply to Re: Same goes for me...., posted by noa on May 10, 2003, at 18:05:40
> > I miss her, have always enjoyed reading her posts
> > and wish she she would come back, but I understand that she needs to do what is best for her. I wish her peace and happiness-
> > Gracie
>
> Me too.thank you, noa.......she's fine....and i know that she knows you care for her.
>
>
Posted by fayeroe on May 10, 2003, at 18:51:29
In reply to Re: Leave Beardy alone!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! » fayeroe, posted by shar on May 10, 2003, at 14:31:39
Okay~~~~I was asked by Beardy to tell people to leave her alone....four of her friends were asked to do this. I didn't mean to hit the exclamation point that many times but left it there because I was tired and didn't feel like re-doing it.
I didn't like the tone of Linguine's message and I believe it was posted in a sarcastic manner.
Others have posted and have wished her well.
Perhaps I'm being over-protective but she is a dear friend and I think she got a raw deal on here. And if she feels like staying away and is asking to be left out of posts then that is her choice. I thought her posts were always timely, wise and entertaining. And I know others have felt the same. Sorry that you feel whatever it is you feel. Fayeroe
Posted by ayuda on May 10, 2003, at 20:00:28
In reply to ALL: please stop posting about or to Beardy » Linguini, posted by ayuda on May 10, 2003, at 10:49:18
Gracie, Noa and Dinah (and anyone else to whom this applies):
I hope you didn't think that I meant you
chased her away -- people like shar and
linguine (sorry, I have to spell it
correctly) are the problem. In rereading
my post, I realized that I typed as I
thought, and spent too many years in
the South and use "you all" automatically.Like I said above, there are people who
are supportive and kind, and then there
are posters like shar and linguine and
others (we know who the usual suspects are)
who insist on making others feel put-down.
Posted by ayuda on May 10, 2003, at 20:01:14
In reply to Re: Leave Beardy alone!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! » shar, posted by fayeroe on May 10, 2003, at 18:51:29
Posted by ayuda on May 10, 2003, at 20:10:51
In reply to Re: Where's Beardy?, posted by lostsailor on May 6, 2003, at 5:26:57
Tony -
Please know that Beardy misses you, too,
and thank you for caring enough to start
this thread.She just made this request, and as I said in
my last post, it's nothing personal against
people she likes, there are just too many
people who are hurful here, and that can make
a person sick of even thinking about the place.
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