Re: hairy bellies - how rude!
From: Amy (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu, 26 Apr 2001 11:19:22 -0400
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Woooooooooow ....
Ladies Ladies ... tsk tsk tsk ...
I can see both sides ... we are hyper sensitive because of our problems and
self-conscious already without being judged here .. but I am sure she did not mean
it as harsh as it sounded ..
BAB wrote:
> I agree with Zowie. No apology is necessary. Everyone is so
> hyper-sensative these days. Take a chill pill. I was not offended by
> what Mood Flower said at all. I felt her post was very friendly.
>
> BAB
>
> At Thu, 26 Apr 2001, Zowie wrote:
> >
> >I don't think an apology is owed at all. The way I read this post, she
> >was trying to be sarcastic--I SERIOUSLY doubt she was totally serious.
> >How could she be?? This AGAIN is EXACTLY what I was saying on the
> >medication board about not reading and understanding posts AS THEY ARE
> >MEANT--simply because we're just READING TEXT. You simply MUST leave
> >room for error when reading and posting here. You HAVE to be more open
> >minded than this. Not everyone is going to get the exactly correct idea
> >when reading a post. If you can't grasp that simple concept, than you
> >should seriously think before posting/replying to give yourself time to
> >understand that. I'm positive we can ALL relate to that. Don't take
> >things so dog garn personally ok? She was just trying to make light of
> >the situation (even if in an odd way), and her post was FRIENDLY, not
> >rude. Take a breather and try to realize that no one is here to "get"
> >the other person (I'm sounding like a broken record at this point). We
> >are ALL friends here. Can't we just S T O P this fighting already?? Why
> >let one person's antics spoil the help for the rest of us?? Let's just
> >move on and agree to disagree if needbe. Take a breath, relax, and
> >please try to see where I (an the rest of us) are coming from.
> >--Zowie, fellow board participator :(
> >
> >At Thu, 26 Apr 2001, anonymous wrote:
> >
> >>Great! We don't get enough from other people? Now you come here and say
> >>that if you looked like some of us yoou'd kill yourself? Guess what: I
> >>didn't expect to have it this bad when I was 18. I was praying to Good
> >>not to get more hair - I couldn't imagine my life with more than I had.
> >>But then what could I do? I got used to it; I don't like it, it may have
> >>affected my social life, but I looked for cosmetic and medical
> >>sollutions. And certainly, having you coming here and saying that you'd
> >>kill yourself if you'd look like me and other "poor things" here, isn't
> >>flattering. I think you owe all of us an apology.
>
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