okay--this game IS silly, and i'm not going to play
these boards are a lifeline for many of us-i,for one, have relied greatly on the support and concerns and caring of many on this ohio board as well as the main boards. when i had to report the passing of my angelette, brenda , last year i was more worried about how any preops (as i was) would take the news. this is a public forum and whatever we write- we had better be able to live with being viewed publicly. and we had better be prepared to have our feelings hurt or our opinions either validated or challenged...it takes all kinds to make a world.i am prepared for anything that comes my way at this point; knowing how hard i worked to get my own approval and how much feeling has gone into angelling others and starting our local online and in person support group.
i am not going to argue with anyone about the fun that can be had by attending something innocent ; perhaps with family and perhaps for the first time they are physically able.if mr otte knew me; he would understand that i am truly a family oriented person and have done volunteer work encompassing many thousands of children in ohio.
i also am not going to argue with someone who continues to try to bash--if anyone saw my post to the moderators; you would know that i did feel that the post that is causing uproar was an innocent one however, would possibly open doors to a flood of other -similar- posts-as someone who has in past been involved in my own business run from home; i would tend to rely on just about any legal means to advertise. if posts such as that last night are allowed -with price,dates, name of place and even a hyperlink--( which is clever on mr otte's part that he got it into today's post again!)then it should be fair game for every Avon Rep, Tupperware, Mary Kay, Pampered Chef etc etc etc consultant to advertise as well. the rules for the boards were created for several reasons; one being the sponsors who pay for advertisement. i am not one of those.nor did i create the rules.
nor am i a moderator- so i wish that those comments would be reserved for the proper people.
again- this is a public forum. i am very aware of the struggles mr otte has gone thru to get to his surgery and i am very proud of him for his persistence. many people give up when they are told no and he kept his fight going , as well as being supportive for others along the way.i hope that he will continue to do so.
and i DO NOT understand why the HIPPA laws or trashing any doctors, etc , were ever mentioned---i do not try to disclose anything, unless about myself and that is my right; and i certainly value the doctors that perform this surgery. they,and their teams, have to endure much training and schooling to get to the point to be able to do this surgery.
i do not understand , either, why mr otte has chosen to think that i am treating him as a child. no- nor am i trying to deface his reputation in any way. he is entitled to his opinion and i do not have to agree with it.as for support; perhaps he is confused. i know that my emotions a few weeks out of surgery were sometimes not totally in check.
as i hit the post button; i truly hope that i am done with this- i will not enter into any further "bashing" on this subject - or any other with mr otte.
i guess i have made it now that i have been bashed!i am sorry that it is at mr otte's expense!
i hope that my reputation as a valued member of this (ohio) board will stand on it's own. if any of you feel that i am wrong- so be it--i did not try to harm mr otte.i do not feel that i owe an apology; i even made suggestions as to how he could have posted without violating the rules.
and i am now hitting the post button ; so i am done playing this game.
margo
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