It's amazing to me that nine of you have looked at the thread for a prayer for our people devistated by the hurricaine and have not posted. But in turn post your own celebrations.... This will be my last visit .....
"Don't dwell in your own misery.......it could be so so much worse, thank God for what you have. It may not be there tomarrow."
What is amazing to me is that you, just because you have made a post pouring out your feelings about this horrible tragedy assume that you are the only one who feels desparately helpless and sad.
Wow, sorry I felt just a little too sad and overwhelmed to even know what to say. Thought you expressed what most of us are feeling very well, until you decided you were the only one who cared and the only one who is offering prayer.
That to me is what's amazing
Well said Pam.
kycatfan,
People come to this thread for all sorts of reasons; cry, laugh, celebrate, commiserate, share knowledge and so forth. We all pray and process trajedy in different ways. Not posting on your particular thread doesn't mean we don't care about what has occured. Not posting to every single thread also doesn't mean we aren't sharing in each other's laughs, cries, celebrations. It's just that some of us do it quietly and privately.
My 2 cents
In no way do I assume I'm the "only one who feels desparately helpless and sad." Nor have I decided I'm "the only one who cared and the only one who is offering prayer." There are prayers and feelings of sadness throughout the world today.
Thought I would bring a post that would change the focus off of ourselves and our troubles to bring into light how fortunate we are. Sorry if I offended you Pam.
Thankyou for that Kat:0)
I hope too that you did'nt mean to say you won't be
coming back.
I do not view or even reply to every post. I hover over the post title to read the first sentance to the post and if I think it does not pretain to me or feel I would not like to add my 2 cents then I do not even click on the post.
I am sorry for the devastation that has occurred, but I have been watching the news and the looters just make me angry. I can see taking food and nessacary supplies to live off of, but not taking electronics and shoes!! I just decided I would not say much about it. I feel for the folks who have lost loved ones and are without their homes and so on, but I am not really much into showing my emotions. My mother said I am just like my dad emotion-less, which for a long time I did not know what she meant, but now I do and have realized I am that way.
Sorry to hear you won't be coming back because people did not want to express their emotions like you have. I know all the visitors on this board feels bad for what has happened and wished it did not occur. They had many concerns and that was all many of them talked about in the chatroom last night. Many were upset at how people were not leaving when it was mandatory and how people have been taking advantage of the situation. Many people have just their own way of dealing with it.
All of us are thankful for what we have. Just some have more problems and want to concentrate on their own problems. They know they are fourtunate and blessed and do see that their life could be worst. But there are many that feel like their life is at it's worst right now. Many feel they are helpless, powerless, and are depressed about their own life situation from having RA.
This is just a place for them to help them get things of their chest and to help make themselves feel better. As for others it is a place to get questions answered and to post their concerns.
We are not all about the misarey RA brings to so many. We have some that are newly diagnosed or are going un-diagnosed and are living in their own "hell". They do feel bad and their heart does pur out for those that were affected by the hurricane, but they just cannot bring themselves to say so "publicly", and that is fine. We understand.
Well, as I said sorry you are leaving.
June
Is my reply harsh?
I kinda feel I was rude about what i posted, but i thought I would reply on my behalf, because I know many of you think I do view every post here, but I do not. That is why I have yet too surpass Lovie.
Coule I have a pumkin now?? Woops I'm tired, I meant could I please have a pumkin now?? Thankyou Joonie, I'm passing the bag on to Roxy and the major belly ache
Ok thanks, I just was wondering if I should delete it. I was using ya'll as my guide
Sometimes after reading my posts they seem a lil harsh. So delete them or hit "Clear Form". There is always someone worse off than you. I am sorry if anyone thinks I don't care about these issues, but I am not very good with emotive writing and thought it would be better said by others. At the end of the day this is an RA forum. Sorry. To add: Somedays pain is so bad, its all I can do to click mouse and scroll this board to read the posts while in a reclining position. Sitting up to type a reply is just to difficult on those days. But I never thought I'd have to explain that, here. That makes me sad, too. As for myself I have shed many a tear for those poor people and just because I have not responded to a thread doesn't mean I don't care.That pisses me off.Don't judge us,sorry everybody,but I can't stand judgemental attitudes when you know nothing about that person.
Ditto Many of the newbies and newly diagnosed need to see that there is life after they get the right meds. Right now they are feeling the same as the ones who were involved in that horrible tradgedy, which is wondering if life does get better, after a horrible event (RA, hurricane). Which it does. Probably not to what they might expect better to be, but it does. It is truely unbelievable that this is happening. So completely bleak. Oscar and I are going to find the nearest red cross drop off post and take a donation today. We don't have much, but we will give what we can and try to continue to give in the coming weeks. There are no words for the how bad this is and the thought of the little ones suffering is unbearable. Unbearable for all in every way, but I can't stop thinking about the babies and children. You know what, you are a very snickety person. How do you know what others are feeling inside. Just because they did not write it down on this site does not mean that I and others are not hurting for these people. But what is a small piece of paper or computer note going to do to change the situation. If you are that upset about this site and how others respond to situations you are better off going somewhere else. As far as I care it is not a big loss! If you care "get off of your butt and go do something about it" But don't hurt others with your opinions. This is a site for "Rheumatoid Arthritis Message Board". Not a "Disaster Message Board". Good bye to you!I'm so with you guys. I'm sick and tired of people telling me how I should feel.
YICKS!!! I never even saw your post. And I've got to say you aren't the first one that got pissed off about something that didn't suit them and treaten to leave. Why do that? Hey RLS2, I keep checking for your new avatar.....still no luck?? It's kind of strange...I went back and found her post; it really didn't even require a response. I honestly never even saw it....you know I didn't or I would have posted a response even though one was not needed. Wasn't I the first one to post something about my concern over the people in the path of that storm? Regardless this post is pointless....but I do enjoy the controversy you all know that.
Yeah, Lovie we know you would have been the first to post. I figured you just did not see it. I know not everyone reads every post on here. That is why I bump posts...lol. Many not mine some mine. I just move on to posting my next "air filled" post.I caught it at the right time when I came to the board...anything
that goes past the first page, I don't usually see....geez Joonie
talks alot
JUST KIDDING JOONIE!!
Well, she sure has plenty posts on this topic, now.
LOL murphette!! I try to keep my posting to a minimum. But I am just too full of air.
Right now I cannot keep up with all 11 members posting on the board right now!! I am feeling so slow...lol. It always goes to the seciond page when i am not on here lol. I have noticed that. I'll admit I rarely look at the second page unless I've been out of town. I'm mainly on during the day while I'm working and I kind of just keep up with the conversation at the beginning of the RA section. Now if it's a slow day..... (I didn't become the top posted by not having an opinion on almost EVERYTHING!!
Pam S. I don't know what is going on with my little avatar. I just don't seem to be able to get it loaded onto here. No problem somewhere else. I think it doesn't want to be here. Maybe someday. I will keep trying!
Not harsh at all Jooniper!!
Just because I don't feel a need to get all emotional on a board over
what I consider a horrible tragedy doesn't mean another person here has
the right to try to make me feel bad over that. I don't
speak for anyone else here...but if you feel we're not sensitive
enough...try reading some of the posts where people have cried with
others over all kinds of issues...just because not many commented on
this doesn't mean we don't care...personally, my feeling is this is an
arthritis site first. people come here worried, scared and
needing support. others who post the celebratory comments usually
give hope to those who are scared that their life is horribly over and
they might have to give up everything they do and how the define
themselves. Just gotta add that I've posted things in the
past without response...and I don't whine about it...I accept that it
didn't apply to others and live with it.
perceiving to not get enough response from a thread when there are 1000+
other threads where people have poured out their heart, worries, fears, joy,
celebrations... you get the idea. Think of us as a group of people sitting at a
dinner table. Not everyone is involved in every conversation with every
person. If you have nothing to contribute to a conversation you don't pipe
up.
Just my
Yesterday I had a feeling of doom for us all with the gas running
out down here. Schools here only have enough gas to last them til
Friday, if they don't get any Friday then parents have to take their
kids to school. There's no extra curricular activities going on, all
cancelled. The city bus systems only have so much gas..prices went up
over $.50 cents last night. I worry that our grocery and all goods will
go up. They are talking of cutting off power here for people who are on
voluntary power cut off program. All that hit me yesterday and I'm like
wow, this is it...I took a vicodin and went to bed...I woke up this
morning feeling better, but still can't bear to see all the suffering
going on.
So yea, I'm very worried about what's going on...I haven't sent myself
into a flare yet, but it's stressing even not being there and I pray
for the people who are effected by this several times a day.
well said murphette! Have the same horror emotions as did with the SE Asia tsunami. It's heartbreaking. Hard to put it in words.
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