That's right, you go to sleep, while I drag the trash to the road side. :)



ISM wrote:

> I think we can be at peace with ourselves and each other.  We are here
> to be supportive, understanding, affirm each other, and applaud our
> triumph of getting through life as people with CP.
>
> I for one am glad that Rayna decided to stay.  And I want to thank my
> friends for saying and doing what they know I know was right and proper
> and for the good of all.
>
> Happy Friday.  I'm going back to sleep.
>
> S.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Rayna Lamb" <[log in to unmask]>
> Newsgroups: bit.listserv.c-palsy
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Thursday, April 05, 2001 11:27 PM
> Subject: Re: Can't We all Just Get Along :)
>
> > 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