Just another reason I don't come to this board

Some one PM'd me from this board. I responded with a pleasant reply. I said I thought we had met when I had my surgery and asked when a support meeting was held. Now that person has me blocked or at least I think they do. Their name now shows up in black letters and when I click on it, it says that member is unknown.

I'm really confused about what I did. Oh well. I also asked to befriend that person but was ignored. I'm just really confused.

Hi Vickie,

I am sorry this happened to you.  I don't know who that was, but I am sorry this happened.  I do not get on the board much these days.  I really never posted that much.  I tend to get too long winded so I just post/posted when I felt someone really needed to hear from me.  This is one of those cases.  Whoever did this...if it was not on purpose, then please let Vickie know.  If it was on purpose, then SHAME on you! 

There are so many who are trying to get our board back to the love and sometimes dysfunctional family we used to be, but at least we were helping those who were/are having or contemplating having WLS of some kind.  Are we going to let someone try to sabotage us again?!?!?!?!?

Lisa has asked that we all go and update our profiles this weekend. I was looking for Lindy's profile a little while ago (I couldn't find it by the way) and I saw several people who are posting now who have not updated theirs yet...including me.  Shame on us.  You don't have to write a life history.  Even though we know I tend to. LOL  Just go and put down what your current weight is or not!!   I am up from my lowest, but I will post it and let them know why it is higher.  It is lower than it was last year and I will post why it got higher and why it is lower now.  Just put a little something down to motivate them or to show them that you can gain if you don't follow the rules.  It's okay...whatever you can do to help!!

Let's help these newbies.  Let's tell them like it its.   WLS is GREAT and it is a lifesaver.  But, they need to hear it from us and they need to know that they CAN do it!!  But, it is not a cure all, you have to follow the rules!!  Come on ya'll let's do it.  We had others do it for us!!!

Vickie, again I am sorry this happened to you, but THANK YOU for posting about it.  I'm glad you are here.  Please post to me and I will try to check in more often.  I've become addicted to Word Drop...a game I found on facebook.  I don't even go directly to facebook much anymore.  LOL

Hey Vickie,

Don't worry about it.  Obviously....you really didn't need to be friends with them in that casr.

Lisa

Vickie...I am so sorry that that happened, but that one person does not represent the whole board.  There are so many good and informative people on this board.  Please stick around.  Don't let one bad apple spoil the whole pie.  Most here really are good good people. 

Vickie, please don't let that one person speak for the whole board!  I'll be your friend!! 

Kim

I am new to this board and so far so good. 
I hate that you have had a negative experience.   I have learned that I can't make people like me or be my friend.   I consider that their choice.  Some people simply aren't "people"  people.   I don't even try to figure it out anymore.   I used to think everyone would be friendly and open, but they aren't.  

Don't take it personally and focus on people with positive energy.....not those that feed negativity.   We have enough WLS issues to focus on other than why someone is being a butt.

Hope you have a good day and hopefully will continue to see you on the AL board!

Leslie

Hi Vicki,  I'm hoping you aren't speaking about me.  I know that I have sent out a  friend request  to someone a couple of months ago but I never heard back .  My name is now in black and what that means is that I have chosen to make my profile private.  That's not because of anyone or anything.  I'm trying to make some changes on it and just made it unavailable it for a while.  I didn't know that making my profile private would prohibit friend requests getting to me.  Anyway, I sincerely apologize if it was me and do hope that you will understand that it was nothing intentional or meant to hurt your feelings.   I have never blocked any people and probably never will.  I'm too nosy!!  :)

DebbieDoo

No Debbie, it was not you. Thanks for apologizing to me anyway . I'm over the hurt now and have decided to move on and try to be more active on this board.

Hey Debbie--maybe you can make it visible to just your friends?  If it is private, you will not get friend requests...I had to change mine to "friends only" cuz I was being "pursued" by someone....and that isn't what I'm here for (although my husband thought it was hilarious!)........(and it was a woman, and that aint my thang....NOT THAT THERE'S ANYTHING WRONG WITH THAT IF IT IS YOUR CUP OF TEA!!)

Kim