IMO WE SHOULD ALL BE LUCKY TO HAVE JACKIE IN OUR LIFES:}

IMO we should all be very lucky to have Jackie in our life. She took the time to match us up with our secret buddies. And imo this is not fair to her to have to come home. And read in her emails and on the board that ppl are whine about not getting a gift for march yet. When we still have seven more days out of the month before. The new month starts. But instead it would be more fair to her to see how we can all solve our problems so she does not have to deal with it every single month. Yes I know at times it hurts not to get a thank you or even a email from some that we got things for . But we also have to stop and think that we are special ppl and all have been thur alot since our surgery. For example I did not hear from the person. I have as a secret pal so. Instead of running to Jackie or posting on the board. I asked another remember to email my secret pal to make sure she was okay. Only to found out that she was sorry for not posting and that she was going thur a very hard time in her life. Yes imo if I would of whine on the board about her it would of made me feel like crap. But imo I feel worst for not knowing that some thing was wrong and for asking someone else to find out for me. Seeing how I can not change my name to go under because I am not on a pc on on web tv and do not have the advantage to change names or use a different account so my s.p dose not no who I am . But I thank god every day that we have jackie and that she has given me to wonderful friends on this board. To care about show sa loving heart towards them and respect and to worry about them when I do not hear from the,m for a while. So imo I think we should all start out today and show our true hearts and what wonderful ppl we are to each other and put the past behind us and get to know each one of us a lot better. I hope each and every one of you has a wonderful week Taichi.

I'm sorry if I come across as whinning. I wasn't, the fact is my secret pal hasn't even tried to be a pal....I think it was Jackie who covered for that person last month. I agree Jackie is a wonderful person, and I appreciate what she is doing. All I ask is if my person dosen't want to be a secret pal for one reason or another, please just email me and let me know. That's all I want...Just not to get disappointed at the end of the Month. So once again, I'm sorry if I sound like I whinning, I didn't mean to. Sincerely, Sandi

I am sooooooo happy that you posted this cause I was about to! When I do for someone, I do it from my heart and expect nothing in return. If I get a thank you then thats wonderful, because I give thanks for everything that I have. You do not know what life issues are going on with someone, and that could be the reason they can not respond or your gift might be late (as an example my computer crashed at home so if I receive some thing on a Friday I can not post a thank you within 24 hr as someone suggested......its going to have to wait til I get to work on Monday!!!) I think that this is a wonderful program and a great way to support each other because we were already given the greatest gift already....a second chance at life!!!! Blessings ~Tonya P.S. Please say a prayer for my secret pal, she had to have emergency surgery last week and I hope that she is feeling better.

Hi Tonya! I TOTALLY Understand your Post. I Certainly did Not Mean to Offend anyone... I was actually trying to Help. I understand that MANYThings come up.... Without Warning! Many of us are still Pre-Op and Have Health Problems, Some of Us are NEW Post-Op and it takes time to regain your Strength.... And Some are Months and Maybe EVEN Years Out, and Enjoying their NEW Life!!! The PAL's that I was Basically directing My Post to.... Were those who are actually on their Second Month of Either NOT Sending....Or NOT Saying Thank You! Not those who were just a few days late... With either of the Above. I guess the Post came across Offensively. IF anyone took it that way. I am Sorry. I did Not mean for it to Be a problem... As much as a Good intention.... An Eye Opener.... To those not Sticking to their commitment. Again, If I offended you, OR Anyone else... I am Truly Sorry. Sincerely, IMA I-M-A-Secret!

I agree that we have been blessed with Jackie and her efforts to do this. It is a shame that things are turning into such an uproar. I would like to make one little point. When I mailed my secret buddy's gift last week on the 15th, I had to chose the least expensive delivery method, and I was told that it would be 5 - 7 business days before it reached its destination. That needs to be taken into consideration also for those last minute deliveries. Courtney

First let me start by saying I am not whining or flaming. We all signed up as adults and we all have been given rules. The rules were VERY simple. COMMIT to doing this for 1 full year.....NO excuses and to mail packages out by the 15th of each month. See, very simple rules. So to say we still have 8 more days in the month is kind of silly. The gifts should have been received by now or pretty close. It takes two minutes to let someone know you are thinking of them and that their gift is on the way. Do I really need a gift? No.... but the anticipation is supposed to be fun. So where is the fun especially if you tell us off for "whining". I think if we all were taken by our word and did as we signed up to do then no one would be whining. Please everyone Have a good day and I hope EVERYONE gets their gift soon. ~~Hugs and well wishes~~ Chris

Darn, I guess i was one of the Whiners, and I guess I was just trying to blow off steam because Ive done all the reaching out I could do to my SB and no answer I guess that I will not whine any further. Ive thanked Jackie and do think she is amazing. and Ive not emailed her to complain I would never do that to her.But I can assure you that I will no longer blow off steam here again. Sorry for doing so in the first place. Have a great Day! and again Im sorry! Dori

I would like to add my two cents to this post. I appreciate everything that Jackie has done to organize this. But please understand that you know how ALL the people that have received their gifts are so happy when they receive their package, and most of them thank their secret buddy. Well I have received NO gift from my buddy for last month or this month, and i suspect there will be nothing period. So for those of you who are not sending a measely 10.00 gift before postage as agreed on, i truly hope that you enjoy the feeling that you get when you receive your gift, and know that you are depriving us of that feeling!!! I also am an adult and know that there are reasons for gifts not coming, and if there is, please take 2 minutes and let your SB know. I also know that there are deadbeat SB's out there, and those are the ones i am speaking to. I am not whining, but please think about that great feeling you get as your package arrives, and then remember there are SB's that are sending and not receiving. I will get off my soapbox now.

(((((Hugs)))))) from someone who also hasn't received anything at all since this started. It kinda sucks, people get mad if we say anything about not getting a gift. But after 2 months no gift, no email, I don't see why we can't mention it here! I'm not trying to take anyones warm fuzzy feelings about the sb exchange away. I just wish I was in on it! Thankfully my sb likes her gifts, and is so sweet. I wish everyone that agreed to do this was actually doing it. I am appreciative to Jackie for setting this up. It's not her fault some of us never got anything. She did her best!

Hi Taichi, I must say, I just found out my secret pal didn't get the gift I sent. The first gift I sent fell through and I felt so bad I ordered flowers. Lo and behold i just found out that the flowers never got there. I sent them the last week of Feb. and i am really PO at the company. I hadn't been to this message board for awhile, and when I did today, I noticed a message wanting to know where her pal was and why she hadn't heard from me. I feel like a putz but I put up a post. I hope it shows up soon,so she knows I am not trying to be rude. I really care about her.I ordered online and now I will look for the reciept I printed up,ThankGod!! I am going to call Mon. Don't guess it will do to call tomorrow.... Anyway thanks for listening to me. I do agree.... I am so thankful to Jackie for all she has done. Hadn't heard of her loss. My thoughts are with her and family. Phoenix