WLS Means NOTHING.

 

I get to memorialize my grandmother today.  She passed months ago, but she wanted a simple service in the spring.  I am taking the day off.  But in doing so, I am asking you all a favor:  

Please stop the hate.  Please stop the posts about hate or drama or hating drama.  It's creating a much bigger issue than there even IS and causing serious collateral community damage.  (If you don't know, don't bother, I am posting to push for PEACE and END it.)

These posts are not helping at all, they are further dividing us.  No one knows what you are talking about. I should thank you for the hours of damage control I've had to do today, and the loss of vital connections in the community.  It's not helping.  

Our community needs group therapy, not angry blog posts directed to pseudo-gangs.  Most of our collective followers don't even know who the hell is going on.  Mine don't know what the hell I am ranting about half the time, or now, because I've been sitting on my fingers for months.

Do you WANT peace?  It doesn't seem like it.  

(And, I am hyper defensive because I keep getting attacked.  SO, I know it looks like I want to rumble.  I don't. I can't.)

What can we do -- together?  I'm open to it.  Goodness knows, I CANNOT DO THIS.

I will do my part.  I'm here.  I'm listening.

Everyone deserves a voice, I am just as worthy of having a voice as any of you.  

Please just do your part to end the fighting, sniping, attacking, and hurting.  I don't care that we are "all WLS patients" we are all HUMAN. Who gives a flying **** about WLS?  This is part of the reason why we are such a diverse community - it's at times - the only thing we have in common with each other.  The WLS means nothing if we are bullied into silence and cannot share our collective experiences.

 

Hi Beth,
I don't know what's going on but I'm sorry.  You sound really hurt and I just wanted to say sorry.      Connie

 Yep  as  a fellow  voice chiming in for peace  love and tie dye   ( and hugs )  ....  I just have to say  how in the heck are we going so wrong as NOT  to support one another unconditionally in the end ?  

I mean  ..sure opinions diverge ...  but in the end .... our years  of suffering imprisonment in our own failing  bodies was the SAME .... how can we POSSIBLY  forget that  ?!! 

And turn our backs on each other ?

Come  On 

Lets end the fighting ...  wether its play fighting or  real fighting ....sometimes ...ya gotta take a breather , hug yer brother and sister  and say  ..

Thanks  for being here for me..thanks for understanding me -  thanks  for being my friend.   

Amen--again I stress the use of the block button.  It is a Godsend!!

Peace to you friend--I've got your back!

Kim

Beth I love you, as do many others.  First off I'm so sorry about what you must be going through today as you memorialize your grandmother.  When my mother died over 4 years ago everything STOPPED for me.  All the petty bickering, all the truly insignificant things that were going on my life meant so much LESS in the grand scheme of LIFE and MY ability to live it with as much ZEST as I can.

I'm on the outside looking at to what is "going" on in the community but one thing for sure it's not YOU who needs to reach out but THEM.  If they are unwilling to change nothing in your well intentioned arsenal is going to make them.  You can't really stop a bully from bullying BUT you can PUSH back and stop letting them HIDE behind "personal email" attacks behind the cloak of no one can see it so Beth's just crazy.  Show them for who they are.  I push WITH you for peace but while I love Martin Luther King Jr and what he did for Civil Rights...sometimes you need the Malcolm X approach which is just as necessary.

Ms Shell

 

 Praying for you and your family today Beth.   I agree 110%.   We should all be here to support and encourage one another in this life long journey to better health and a more productive life.    

Hugs and blessings ~~~ Vivian

Beautiful post. Thank you.

mm....i applaud you for sticking around the main board....you're obviously much more tolerant than i am....i gave up long ago....and I'm only 3.5 yrs out....lol....

props to you...

just dont let the drama infiltrate your life and well being...

no message board should cause you personal stress...there is enough going on in day to day life...

ya know?

 It has infiltrated.   

I guarantee my health is suffering.  

BUT.

Only I can stop it.