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Laura
"Two roads diverged in a wood..and I took the one less travelled by and that has made all the difference." -Robert Frost
Over 176+ lbs lost since surgery!! :-)
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Oh I am running now behind Lily-Anne since she started crawling--she is a speed demon lol!
Thank you !!
Laura
"Two roads diverged in a wood..and I took the one less travelled by and that has made all the difference." -Robert Frost
Over 176+ lbs lost since surgery!! :-)
See my profile for my OH Blog!!
Laura
"Two roads diverged in a wood..and I took the one less travelled by and that has made all the difference." -Robert Frost
Over 176+ lbs lost since surgery!! :-)
See my profile for my OH Blog!!
Thank you so much! Lily-Anne is my bright light in life! I am so thankful for her everyday!
Laura
"Two roads diverged in a wood..and I took the one less travelled by and that has made all the difference." -Robert Frost
Over 176+ lbs lost since surgery!! :-)
See my profile for my OH Blog!!
Thank you sweetie!!!Laura
"Two roads diverged in a wood..and I took the one less travelled by and that has made all the difference." -Robert Frost
Over 176+ lbs lost since surgery!! :-)
See my profile for my OH Blog!!
Hugs,
Trish
Albert Schweitzer
An apology is a good way to begin the process of healing. . .
Indeed you caused quite a stir, but I think the reason you did so, was that you attacked someone on a level, and in a manner that we have all felt before, the scorn and ridicule of being obese and not looking like everyone else, and to be quite frank with you, I neither know, nor do I care who that person was, because what you did could have been directed at anyone of us, attacking someone's appearance is the same thing as calling people with disabilities names, it is an unkind thing to do, and even as you wrote it, you acknowledged it, when your talked about being smugly satisified in their appearance being less than what you thought it should be after having WLS and plastics and resorting to high school mean girl and that is why people were up in arms originally.
Steffi, if you were someone first looking for information and support and saw that, think how you might take it. It does not engender good feelings, it does not allow people to safely share their fears and feelings, for fear of judgment.
I know you are a well educated and smart woman and I believe in my heart you are a wonderful person, who made a bad mistake, your coming back and owning that you did the wrong thing is good.
The last thing I wish to say is that real friendship does not blindly yield to one another's wrong doing, it is sometimes holding one another accountable for actions that in hindsight should be withheld, for in so doing you serve the greater good in one another helping to build strength and positive growth in one another. Sometimes we need to really think before we act, if I’ve learned anything in my years, it is not to react to emotions, but to give it a chance to filter through and if need be, I go to a trusted friend, bounce it off them and decide what I need to do. A hurtful word or unkind deed is never forgotten, even if forgiven, the pain is always there under the surface.
I wish you peace and that the situation is over for you and whoever else was involved, as well as for this Forum.
Laureen
My Mantra is that I do not determine my success by the number hanging in my closet, nor will I let the scale determine that success either. . . It is through trial and error I will continue to grow and succeed. . . Laureen
"Success is a journey, not a destination." Ben Sweetland
I did call you out on your mistake on FB and told you EXACTLY why I thought it was wrong and just plain mean. Sarcastic or not talking about body image on a weight loss support site is just wrong! I don't really know what happened between you and this person but it really is none of my business.
I have made a pledge to rid myself of any meanness, believe me I had enough of that growing up.
I wish you well and hope that we can be cordial if we see each other at support group. I have no Ill
will toward you but I really feel no friendship ties there.
Beth
P.S. Thank you for apologizing....that is the road to healing both the site and hopefully yourself
So....I went up for a sleepover visit! We got up early and rode bikes, and I was hesitant at first. It had been years and years! But I realized that there were a million things I did NOT have to worry about once I got my balance....I didn't get winded, didn't wince at the smallest rise in the path....all good!
Now off to Apple for the afternoon and evening. Lisa, it's kind of fun to work with the public, isn't it? (Except in those moments when it's not!)
LOTS of positives in this new life....I may pop back in tonight after work and add to the list.
