"I Feel Left Out of Other People's Posts" Check-In Marc...

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I'm going to say it one more time.

I was making fun of myself and those of us joking on BAM's thread. I have apologized to Kim. I am neither childish nor in the habit of making fun of other's pain. If people choose to disregard my words and continue to scold me, there is nothing I can do about it. The only person that I hope hears me is Kim, because I have unintentionally hurt her.

Sparrow

ETA: I am starting to quite frustrated by this. When I realized my post was hurting others I immediately apologized and explained my intention with it, to poke fun at myself. Now I feel like some are willfully disregarding my words and choosing to believe that I was trying to hurt someone. Is there anything else I can say to let people know that wasn't what I meant?


Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming ‘Wow - what a ride!’ — Peter Sage
 
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Lori, I think what you and Missy fail to see is that this post doesn't have anything to do with Kim. No one is making fun of anybody...just Sparrow trying to laugh at herself which I think is very healthy and down right therapeutic. Sometimes I think people take things waaaaaaay to seriously around here. Just my 2 cents and not meant to offend at all;)

Michele
 
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Okay - let's step back and take a deep breath. Sparrow is only trying to make a little joke at her own expense (and all of the check ins on these boards). I know Sparrow too well to think that she would start trouble for fun. Even Freud said that "Sometimes a cigar is just a cigar."

A few days ago there was a post called "The "I think we need more check-ins" Check-In". http://69.0.137.118/dc/dcboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=4&topic_id=281131&mesg_id=281131&page=9 This is simply a play on that.

I have been on these forums for a long time, and while I do see conversial subject arise from time to time, they are very rarely started to offend anyone. Instead of assuming, maybe a PM or a post asking if they are is better than accusing someone of something.
 
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Sparrow, I would take a cue from Kathyrn, who experienced something similarly recently. She just stopped responding and eventually the thread went away (as they all eventually do). I thought she handled that with a ton of class.

Hang in there.
:)
 
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>ETA: I am starting to quite frustrated by this. When I
>realized my post was hurting others I immediately apologized
>and explained my intention with it, to poke fun at myself.
>Now I feel like some are willfully disregarding my words and
>choosing to believe that I was trying to hurt someone. Is
>there anything else I can say to let people know that wasn't
>what I meant?
>
>
>Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of
>arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but
>rather to skid in sideways, thoroughly used up, totally worn
>out, and loudly proclaiming ‘Wow - what a ride!’ — Peter Sage

Sparrow, I think most of us understand what you intended from the start. I think your apology was very gracious and kind. That's all you can do and people can accept it or not. You're a gem, a real treasure on these forums. You have been generous with your wit and wisdom and I look forward to your posts.

Michele
 
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YIKES! :eek: Who started that controversial thread anyway???? (*hiding behind a curtain here*, lol.) Like Sparrow said, her thread was started because of the joking around on what that Bam person started. Personally, I think some of us started connecting more and not because someone was being ill-intended by any means. I think the ice has been broken about how we've all felt from time to time and I know that issue was addressed with lots of sensitivity from all the heartfelt responses. This new thread has NOTHING to do with making fun of anyone's own hurts. If it has been taken that away, the apologies have certainly been made by stating that absolutely no ill will ever was even thought of. Can't that be enough? I think it's wonderful how people here will apologize if they feel someone else's feelings have been hurt. That's another thing that I don't receive in my personal life so I'm glad to know that there are people who do know how to do this. Can we let this go now?

Bam
 
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Sparrow, I think your post is VERY funny and I knew that you were poking fun at yourself from the moment I saw the title. I think that anyone who doesn't understand this hasn't read BAM's great thread, which I am really enjoying by the way. I think it is excellent, and I commend you for having the ability to laugh at yourself. :D

-Nancy
 
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