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[kittymomNC]

On 11/13/2014 chickenbutt said:

On 11/13/2014 dooBdoo said:

On 11/13/2014 NoelSeven said:

On 11/13/2014 sylviahomeatlast said:

BEAUTIFUL POSTERS your responses make me cry

Sylvia, you once posted that you felt sad because you thought no one noticed you. I've always noticed you, but sometimes I want you to be sure of that, so I send you a Hello. I think you've always noticed and you say Hi back.

I don't think any of us want you to feel excluded or not noticed, even if we don't always agree. And I can't imagine anyone shunning you because you've fought a long and difficult battle

Lovely post, Noel, and I agree! We don't always get acknowledgment for what we write here but it doesn't mean we're not seen or heard.

I was thinking about this, as I read both of your posts. I wrote a heart-felt post in this thread that also congratulated and wished well the OP for her accomplishment. Yet mine was one of few that was ignored completely.

I've learned, with this board anyway as it's rather unique with some of the stuff that happens here, to not let it bother me and just hope that maybe something that I said, when I put some of my heart in it, was heard by somebody who needed to hear it. That's all you can do because you're the only one who gets hurt if you are bothered by the way some of the people here treat you. They don't care and they will continue living their life without caring, meanwhile you carry it around like a weight. So I decided not to do that.

chickenbutt, I did as well, and whether anyone noticed or cared, I have no idea. Sometimes my posts are acknowledged and sometimes they're not, and that's okay. It used to bother me a lot when the ones that were the most heartfelt were never acknowledged at all. After a few months of posting (when I was a real newbie), I finally "got it". I let my feelings get hurt quite a few times and must admit, on occasion I still do. But if I let this all bother me, it's only hurting me, not anyone else. When I do post a personal experience and thoughts that come from my heart, I can only hope that the person I direct it to or anyone else who it "speaks to" does read it, understands where it came from, and takes a little comfort from it, whether or not it is acknowledged. The Serenity Prayer:

God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change; courage to change the things I can; and the wisdom to know the difference.

[jacnit]

I think you're incredibly strong...both for posting and staying sober. I've come to the conclusion that some people just say stupid stuff for no apparent reason. I think you deserve a standing ovation

[september]

Sylvia, there is no one who posts here who has a perfect life or past! I know some people seem to act as if they do...it's like that on Facebook, too. Remember that most people only post about the good, and we all have some "not so good". I appreciate your honesty, and I'll post with you any time!

[sylviahomeatlast]

On 11/13/2014 chickenbutt said:

On 11/13/2014 dooBdoo said:

On 11/13/2014 NoelSeven said:

On 11/13/2014 sylviahomeatlast said:

BEAUTIFUL POSTERS your responses make me cry

Sylvia, you once posted that you felt sad because you thought no one noticed you. I've always noticed you, but sometimes I want you to be sure of that, so I send you a Hello. I think you've always noticed and you say Hi back.

I don't think any of us want you to feel excluded or not noticed, even if we don't always agree. And I can't imagine anyone shunning you because you've fought a long and difficult battle

Lovely post, Noel, and I agree! We don't always get acknowledgment for what we write here but it doesn't mean we're not seen or heard.

I was thinking about this, as I read both of your posts. I wrote a heart-felt post in this thread that also congratulated and wished well the OP for her accomplishment. Yet mine was one of few that was ignored completely.

I've learned, with this board anyway as it's rather unique with some of the stuff that happens here, to not let it bother me and just hope that maybe something that I said, when I put some of my heart in it, was heard by somebody who needed to hear it. That's all you can do because you're the only one who gets hurt if you are bothered by the way some of the people here treat you. They don't care and they will continue living their life without caring, meanwhile you carry it around like a weight. So I decided not to do that.

chicken but---- I would never intentionally leave someone out especially you----I have read every single post----I so appreciate the support---i don't know how to reply without bumping it up----I'm happy to do that but I'm not sure how others would perceive that---- I'm a "background" type person---writing all this down took almost as much courage as walking into that 1st AA meeting. I dislike calling attention to myself... it might not seem so but it's true here and in RL

[sylviahomeatlast]

and now that I'm sober, I'm behaving the way I should have all along --- no one here would have wanted to know me at all

[sylviahomeatlast]

Noel (waving) thanks for remembering...

[september]

On 11/13/2014 sylviahomeatlast said: and now that I'm sober, I'm behaving the way I should have all along --- no one here would have wanted to know me at all

Not so. I could tell you stories about a close relative of mine....and of course, I supported her through her many years of ups and downs, and she's doing well now.

This is something that has probably been happening in most people's family's..but not recognized.

[gloriajean]

Silvia, I'm not on Viewpoints that much, but I saw your thread here and just want to tell you I admire you so much for saying what you did. You are a hero - a winner!!! Praise the Lord!

[sylviahomeatlast]

Praise Him

[feline groovy]

The he// I won't, Ms. Sylvia!!

If you can handle me (another "different" & 'irregular' person, heh) - continuing to post with you, then God bless us both.

Such a beautiful thread from such a beautiful soul...