Posted by finelinebob on December 27, 2006, at 19:28:26
In reply to Re: Well I guess I learned something - trigger » madeline, posted by Happyflower on December 27, 2006, at 11:03:10
> ... I guess we all reach a boiling point where we are not going to allow people to treat us badly. I reached mine, and I am requesting babble to help protect me. But I think I am barking up the wrong tree. In fact in trying to protect myself, I will probably get blocked while the behaviors I am complaining about will probably only be reinforced because of it....
Ya know, with the passing of Gerald Ford and all the talk about Watergate and the Watergate tapes and all the "expletive deleted" sections in the transcripts (if that's before your time, go to the public library, find a copy of the transcripts of the White House tapes from the Watergate mess, and look at how many "expletive deleted"s there are) -- anyway, it got me thinking....
Go ahead and write what you need to write, get it out of your system. Then go back and edit out anything you think may endanger your standing here in Babbleland and replaced it with "incivility deleted".
I'm sure we'll get the gist of what you want to say anyway. =)
But I agree -- there are things that I am incapable of doing, and then there are things I may be incapable of doing that my T says "ferchrissakes, just HIRE someone to do it" but I say "NO" and refuse to give in. Whether it's other people treating us badly or the environment or dust bunnies or the world in general or ourselves treating us badly, sometimes you have to stand and fight.
We shall overcome someday.
flb[starting my second year in my NYC apartment, and I still haven't cooked a meal at home or even unpacked my dishes and pots and stuff. Someday.]
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