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[Cakers3]

When a person cannot look inside of herself and recognize all of her characteristics, postive and negative, she misses out on knowing the best person she will ever meet-herself.

I feel sorry for such persons; I don't dislike them.

Because when a person continually side-steps her own contribution to any negativity  she is not being authentic.  That is why some continue believing they are stalked and attacked and victimized just because somebody disagreed.

Our perceptions are based on our own flaws.  No matter how much you pile up somebody else's sins, yours still smell the same.

This is why I very seldom respond to a baiting response to any of my posts and I can guarantee certain ones will always respond either by quote or by sly innuendoes.  It isn't worth my time.

If you want to dialogue with me, great.  I can debate with anyone but I will not pull any punches on my pov.  And neither should you.

Yet some of you continually look for the worst every single time; it must get very tiring to try be the answer to a question nobody asked.

And although this should go without saying, all the "you" "your" etc. here are generic and not poster specific.

Do with this as you willl.

Be well.

[suzyQ3]

Oh, for goodness' sake, @Cakers3. My post was not directed just at you. These threads always go south for the reason I mentioned in my post.

BTW, if you saw my first post on this thread, you saw that I take full responsiblity for my posts; I will never imply that I am beyond reproach, as do some posters who suddenly become angels on these navel-gazing threads.

[Porcelain]

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I would love to be above reproach. Then no one would want to reproach me. Being reproached sucks eggs.

Everyone here, including me, is human and completely messed up in one way or another. All my flaws are on display alongside my virtues 24/7. I couldn't hide them if I wanted to. And they do affect my actions despite my best efforts.

I don't think most flaws and faults are that big a deal. It's part of the mixed bag you get with any fellow human.

[on the bay]

@Johnnyeager -

I've thought that too, that that is probably a good idea.

[Greeneyedlady21]

Just skimmed a thread in the wellness forum. So many off topic political comments that I lost count. And definitely one sided, so to speak. It's there, it's in tv and movies, among friends, probably others...not just this chat.

[Annabellethecat66]

@SunValley @Thank you for your kind words.

There is another reason I haven’t been posting as much.

Ive been spending a lot of time in my bedroom.  I have a TV that pulls from the wall and a Sleep Number bed.

The IPad I’m using was one of the first, I think.  I have a feeling Jesus carved it when he was here on earth ( it’s that old)...Ha!

It drops the cursor and the typing takes forever.

I’ve even put a booster (?) on the router.  The router is at the other end of the house.

I apologize for my long post but I always try o explain why I’ve been doing this or that.  

I’ve been told here on these boards that I “over-share”.

However, I’ve always respected each person on these boards; and feel that I owe it to the individual posting a question or comment, to give them an honest reply and explain WHY I feel a particular way.

Again, thank you for taking time to post a kind reply to me.

Oh!  I almost forgot.  When the Q was selling IPads recently, I bought one.

Hopefully it works well...😻😘

[Annabellethecat66]

@Fresher  That was a wonderful post.

Your thoughts were clear and concise.

I’m the crazy lady who (at the store) will say to someone, “You look so nice ( or pretty) in that color”.

I don’t stop, I keep walking, but I think it helps a person who might have angst in their lives or perhaps just not feeling well and the store was someplace they HAD to go.  It’s true, it’s obvious they might have taken a few extra minutes picking out the outfit or even combing their hair first time in a few days.

It doesn’t cost anything.  It’s free and easy to be nice.

Recently a friend I’ve known ...well pretty much since I’ve been born... called to thank me for sending her some money for a farm she runs for animals that are old and no one wants.

I stood there, phone ringing..listening to the phone saying her name..

I didn’t answer it.  But I did send her another check a few months later and in the card I told her she doesn’t need to call me to thank me.  You see...It embarrasses me when someon verbally thanks me because I feel shellfish.

I get so much pleasure helping to pay for these sweet animals no one wants I don’t need thank you’s.

She mostly takes in horses.  When she gets them they are skin and bones.  Months later they are beautiful from the nourishment and love she’s given them.

I wish more people would post some of the things they’ve done to help others.

i think they don’t because they are afraid others would think they are bragging.

They shouldn’t feel that way.  The good feelings from doing that says “You are a kind person”.

Again, I really liked your post.

It tells me you are ( like many others here) a person worth knowing.😘

[Susan in California]

@Kachina624 

Now, what do you think?  Ha!  Lots of responses.

My two cents:  We are a very polarized nation. 

It's too bad, and maybe it's been this way longer than

it seems.

People manage to get their right or left views out there in not so subtle ways.  And then there is a reaction.

On these boards, not much is even thinly disguised.

Very recently, someone referred to the pandemic as

"covid phobia".  

If that isn't baiting, then what is?

[KKJ]

Oh there's no shortage of baiting threads that's for sure.  I think many threads are started just to see how many they can get riled up!

[Kachina624]

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@Porcelain wrote:

There is no "report a poster" function ala old East Berlin or anything. You can only report an inappropriate post.

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@Porcelain    You can always send a private email message to the mods if you see some sign of abuse.