Chatty, which thread are you referring to? Just curious.

Not going there, gone and best forgotten Number5....You were not involved in this particular thread....hows it going by the way? Are you feeling any better about your situation, I sincerely hope so.

I guess it'd be the "Bush, NSA and Civil Liberties" thread? To call it "going against all that BWS stands for" is a bit overstated. This thread was a political discussion in which posters didn't see eye to eye. It was locked (but not eliminated -- you can see for yourself) either because some participants perceived each other as not being civil, or because it supplied too many links outside of BWS, or both.

I think that Vi was well intentioned. She was obsviously passionate. She spent a great deal of time and effort on her discussion. It isn't fair to insinuate that she was on here to irritate, insult, slander, or agitate. What might be more accurate is that she didn't feel that she fit in with the culture of BWS -- I've spoken before of the culture here. To say that one does or does not fit into this culture is not a value statement.

DJ that question was presented to me by Number5 and I answered it the correct way. Thank you for your assistance but it wasn't asked for or needed...

[ January 23, 2006, 10:42 PM: Message edited by: chatty lady ]

I didn't realize that I needed to ask permission in order to participate in this discussion.

Maybe you didn't need to hear what I had to say, Chatty, but I felt I needed to say it.

Not permission DJ just honoring Dotsies wishes for a calmer, nicer Forum by allowing the thread she CLOSED to remain CLOSED. Apparently you are intending something else????? Case closed as far as I am concerned, take your best shot...

Things are on hold right now. Nothing has really changed, but some of the tension has been relieved.
I am continually surprised by the, dare I say it, faithfulness and compassion of that 'great being' (?), who knows my situation and cares for me and mine.
It is also great to know that no matter what differences the ladies in this arena may have, one thing we all have in common is our love for our children and families.

I appreciate all of you and your many viewpoints. If everyone in the world agreed on everything, it would be a boring existance indeed.
I thank all of you for allowing me to voice my feelings, thoughts and beliefs without judgement.
I wouldn't hold it against anyone for being thrilled with their belief that kick boxing was the greatest sport and had done so much for them. Maybe so much so that they would want me and anyone else to try it for themselves.
I would know that they trully believe that kick boxing is wonderful and no other sport could rival it. They might even argue with me if I dared to pit it against football.
I would respect their right to speak freely of it and would acknowledge that it possibly could be the greatest sport and might even try it. I wouldn't think they were pushing it on me, but thinking enough of me to want me to try something that had been of great benefit to them.
What appears to be arrogance sometimes is strong belief in a remedy that has worked for someone who truly cares about others.
I once heard that we become angry with others because they don't do things the way we think they should. Isn't that so true?

Chatty said: "Not permission DJ just honoring Dotsies wishes for a calmer, nicer Forum by allowing the thread she CLOSED to remain CLOSED. Apparently you are intending something else????? Case closed as far as I am concerned, take your best shot..."

These comments are neither "calmer" nor "nicer." I am not accustomed to this sort of aggression and ask that you not talk to me in this tone.

What I intended in my previous post was to put a halt to what I perceive to be backbiting someone who is not present. There is nothing less nice than backbiting.