tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1254081687261286571.post1573454807190047777..comments2023-07-15T06:24:05.667-04:00Comments on Wandered Outside... : Opining... (edited)Sha Zam-http://www.blogger.com/profile/11705917883828933628noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1254081687261286571.post-71815644922124690772012-01-15T08:14:34.160-05:002012-01-15T08:14:34.160-05:00Oh yeah- I know the conversation you're talkin...Oh yeah- I know the conversation you're talking about too (even though I quit that group a few months ago). I heard about the conversation through the grapevine which is funny in itself, but also proves that you weren't the only person REALLY REALLY bothered.<br /><br />I know it probably sounds terrible, but I've sort of decided to surround myself with people who are kind and The Lost Planetistahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16459092754901997729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1254081687261286571.post-3664404636562989072012-01-14T03:41:15.420-05:002012-01-14T03:41:15.420-05:00Ohhh i so wish i knew what is going down! Fill me ...Ohhh i so wish i knew what is going down! Fill me in! Hope everything is OK!Anniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16890145434015694326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1254081687261286571.post-43461895313759608942012-01-13T13:40:00.484-05:002012-01-13T13:40:00.484-05:00Oh Shannon, this:
And yet, to be dismissed as not...Oh Shannon, this:<br /><br /><i>And yet, to be dismissed as not valuing or not even listening is ... not nice. And makes me not want to reach out again. ...I WANT to hear it... but- to be attacked for deciding on different outcome... no thanks. </i><br /><br />sums up EXACTLY what I wanted to say. There are some people out there who have really valuable life experiences, but who seem to think Claudiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09352341442556433375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1254081687261286571.post-867136031695256172012-01-13T12:32:41.495-05:002012-01-13T12:32:41.495-05:00I LOVE NOT BEING APART OF THAT GROUP. It has reduc...I LOVE NOT BEING APART OF THAT GROUP. It has reduced my stress so much. That being said, I really really want to know what went down. Call you later. :)scooping it uphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08801475653537826888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1254081687261286571.post-82588103672023422312012-01-13T10:06:50.868-05:002012-01-13T10:06:50.868-05:00There seemed to be non-listening and dismissing of...There seemed to be non-listening and dismissing of opinions on both sides of that on-line thread, at least from my perspective...I thought about writing a post there to help both sides see things from the other's perspective, but the group seemed to move on before I could pull my thoughts together enough to do it.<br /><br />Glad we're still friends!InventingLizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08882590455596544329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1254081687261286571.post-36449596180697275242012-01-13T09:55:51.556-05:002012-01-13T09:55:51.556-05:00That thread was part of it. I have a family member...That thread was part of it. I have a family member that I can no longer discuss issues with until after I've made decisions with either. And I value her opinion. I do. It was the follow up and dismissing the decisions of others that gets me. It's a sore spot for sure. I NEED perspective from others. My personal circle is so small. I weigh those insights that are so vastly different than Sha Zam-https://www.blogger.com/profile/11705917883828933628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1254081687261286571.post-71217923091897437992012-01-13T09:31:13.285-05:002012-01-13T09:31:13.285-05:00I think I know what prompted this post.
I think t...I think I know what prompted this post.<br /><br />I think that online forums are tricky because it's hard to convey tone and emotion with words alone and it's easy to attribute ill intentions to someone that you "know" but don't REALLY know - you know?<br /><br />I think that when we get hot and bothered by something than an adult transracial adoptee is saying, we should InventingLizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08882590455596544329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1254081687261286571.post-25283084674350173512012-01-13T09:21:53.192-05:002012-01-13T09:21:53.192-05:00I should say, as I get older I'm learning to k...I should say, as I get older I'm learning to keep my mouth and fingers quiet.... er.Sha Zam-https://www.blogger.com/profile/11705917883828933628noreply@blogger.com