hey gurllllllll  give me a few more minutes k?



On Thu, 05 April 2001, Rayna Lamb wrote:

>
> Please can we all stop talking about this, I'm feeling really
> uncomfortable. PLEASE.  I never used any names or initials in my posts
> about this.  Please, can we all talk about other things.
>
> Rayna
>
> On Thu, Apr 05, 2001 at 09:11:52PM -0300, Carla MacInnis wrote:
>       ISM, when you grow up with 5 lads, it is never lost on you how icky they
>     can be some times. Taking chocolates out of the box, and having a bite and
>     then putting it back is something I remember them doing; annoyed me then,
>     and it annoys me now :)  Besides, it was you had the chocolates. So there,
>     too! :)
>
>       And yes, I agree, young ladies need to mind their manners. But I'm old and
>     crotchety, so don't mess with me! I agree again that no one is perfect and I
>     don't think anyone, including myself was particularly ascribing to you what
>     we cannot acknowlege in ourselves.
>
>       Given that I did not know and do not know what transpired between you and
>     Rayna, and don't care to know, I can't speak to any of that.
>
>       I think it's important for us to take this list for what it is .. a
>     meeting place for anyone and everyone who may share that "thing" known as
>     cerebral palsy. There are those among us who never have had nor never will
>     have many of the life experiences of  some of the others, whether it be a
>     relatively happy home life, a moderately or highly successful school life, a
>     solid career life, marriage and family. On a certain level, we bring a
>     degree of emotional baggage with us to these "helping" lists and sometimes,
>     without much provocation, it slips out. We then must examine what it really
>     was, about what may have been said, that upset us, annoyed us, hurt us. In
>     other words, who is the real target?
>
>       This list needs to be a safe place for everyone, and you're right, we're
>     entitled to our opinions. I for one, would like to see some more serious
>     threads going on. No doubt there are many lurkers (some young, some old) out
>     there who might benefit from what we have learned as we travel this path
>     known as "living with cerebral palsy". Maybe, just maybe, with our
>     collective help, those who are dealing with touchy life issues might get the
>     help they don't see themselves getting in their "real" lives. Key to success
>     of anything of this sort is that we not undermine the feelings of others.
>     What may seem a huge problem for one might seem trivial to someone else. Be
>     that as it may, it would be nice for us to feel comfortable enough unloading
>     as the need arises.
>
>       I could start by telling you all about Expo 67, which I didn't get to see
>     while my brothers and sisters did.
>
>     Cheers!
>
>     Carla
>     http://www.brunnet.net/terrier




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