Empathy, Compassion, and "Walking in Another's Shoes" on A2K

You completely derailed this thread with post after post talking about
you, yourself and you again. I suggest you take a long hard look at
your actions here.

I'm sorry, tth, but it is about you.

That is clear to many of us.

And I'm not going to say another word on your issues.

Good luck & I sincerely hope you get the support you need from the appropriate places.

msolga wrote:

I'm sorry, tth, but it is about you.

That is clear to many of us.

And I'm not going to say another word on your issues.

Good luck & I sincerely hope you get the support you need from the appropriate places.

YOU are down right cruel. Look at your own actions for a change. If I did not keep my word to someone I would have already left. I know what you are doing. I am not so stupid. You are intentinally doing what it is you are because you cannot and will not back up your accusations. Show me what you accuse me of. Look at YOUR post. YOU have derailed this thread again not me.

I'm sorry, tth, but it is about you.

That is clear to many of us.

And I'm not going to say another word on your issues.

Good luck & I sincerely hope you get the support you need from the appropriate places.

Some threads invite digression, and even hijacking, tryingtohelp. This is not one of them. Please have the courtesy to start your own.

Thanks.

I'm not suggesting you leave. I'm suggesting you rest.

You have made it about you.

Night night, tth.

Happy dreams.

IMO, one of the great strengths of A2K is that we are able to "bare our souls" to other mature adults, with the expectation that our feelings are treated with respect. We have all gone through personal dilemmas, and the more mature and compassionate amongst us realize that there is no "one size fits all" answer to a problem. Also, I believe that thinking people should never use a sensitive personal situation to attack a person when the attacker is angry about something totally unrelated to the issue at hand. It is mean. It is cruel, and it is childish.

One of the things that separate A2K from many other forums is the mature, thoughtful compassion and empathy that is demonstrated by the vast majority of its members. I think that it is important that we all work to maintain those high standards.

What do you all think?

We can't let the bad guys win.

Well, now i'm thoroughly confused. I clicked on Dys' name, to try to find the offensive posts, but failed--or rather, got bored before i found what i thought people might have taking about. Then i clicked on Wandel's name to see what the flap was about with his first posts--and came up confused again. Osso talks about "FB," but it was only "LR" that i saw being a jerk, and he was actually less "jerky" than he usually is.

So, i come back here, and i see Caribou's post. So i click on her name (is she a her?) and find a thread in which TTH is going after her hammer and tongs. Now, i don't know the provenance of any dispute between them, but there is no doubt in my mind that TTH launched a personal attack on Caribou in that thread. One good sign of someone who has lost it is when, without context, they drag in a grievance they have from a different thread.

In the particular case of TTH, i don't happen to care for that member. I found that member annoying to the point that i stopped responding to remarks by that member. I received a PM from that member and did not respond. I realize that it is hard not to respond to someone who is specifically naming one, and attacking one for allegedly having behaved badly--i don't do it well myself. Nevertheless, i would advise Caribou that my experience of that member is to ignore her, in the hope that she'll give it up and go away.

You have made it about you.

One of the things that separate A2K from many other forums is the mature, thoughtful compassion and empathy that is demonstrated by the vast majority of its members. I think that it is important that we all work to maintain those high standards.

What do you all think?