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Post by pumpkin12903 on Aug 2, 2013 10:01:28 GMT -5
I tried twice to use the shout box and my message won't show up. I'm here every day and have been for years. I'll be here until I'm gone and/or this board is gone.
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Post by Janet-Beth's Mom on Aug 3, 2013 8:57:44 GMT -5
I tried twice to use the shout box and my message won't show up. I'm here every day and have been for years. I'll be here until I'm gone and/or this board is gone. And you are appreciated here. I don't know why this wouldn't work for you. Have you messaged Char? If not, I'll check with her.
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Post by pumpkin12903 on Aug 4, 2013 7:15:33 GMT -5
I tried twice to use the shout box and my message won't show up. I'm here every day and have been for years. I'll be here until I'm gone and/or this board is gone. And you are appreciated here. I don't know why this wouldn't work for you. Have you messaged Char? If not, I'll check with her. Thanks for your kind words my friend. I want to thank YOU for being here every day also. I'll ask about the shout box. To be honest, I LIKE the fact that for a while now here we haven't had many newcomers. The reason I like this is the less new MVS the better! Maybe the number of new MVS is going down? I hope so! But, this board and every other place that supports MVS is still needed. In the years I've been involved in this I've really gotten tired of those that "take the support and run". By this I mean the MVS that don't give back. They get the support and then never give back. This is 1 of the reasons that there's not enough in-person support groups. Also why there's not enough support PERIOD. But, I say also thank God for what is out there! Those MVS who commit to this cause and stick with it and if they don't stick with it they have good reasons not to do so and/or drop out until their lives and more stable and return after that. This is an issue that's bothered me for years. Why is there such a lack of commitment to things in our society? I'm convinced 1 of the reasons is the self-centeredness our society pushes, i.e., "me first and ###*** everyone else". I'm so tired of it and bought into it myself for too many years. Also want to say just because a board has less newcomers for a while doesn't mean it doesn't help on an ongoing basis. The thought of the shape that MVS would be in without WHAT IS out there is horrible. This is a movement that has truly helped for a long time but there's still improvements to be made like with all movements. OK, am done going on now... , but felt this needed to be said. It's bothered me for a long time.
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Post by Janet-Beth's Mom on Aug 8, 2013 13:55:22 GMT -5
And you are appreciated here. I don't know why this wouldn't work for you. Have you messaged Char? If not, I'll check with her. Thanks for your kind words my friend. I want to thank YOU for being here every day also. I'll ask about the shout box. To be honest, I LIKE the fact that for a while now here we haven't had many newcomers. The reason I like this is the less new MVS the better! Maybe the number of new MVS is going down? I hope so! But, this board and every other place that supports MVS is still needed. In the years I've been involved in this I've really gotten tired of those that "take the support and run". By this I mean the MVS that don't give back. They get the support and then never give back. This is 1 of the reasons that there's not enough in-person support groups. Also why there's not enough support PERIOD. But, I say also thank God for what is out there! Those MVS who commit to this cause and stick with it and if they don't stick with it they have good reasons not to do so and/or drop out until their lives and more stable and return after that. This is an issue that's bothered me for years. Why is there such a lack of commitment to things in our society? I'm convinced 1 of the reasons is the self-centeredness our society pushes, i.e., "me first and ###*** everyone else". I'm so tired of it and bought into it myself for too many years. Also want to say just because a board has less newcomers for a while doesn't mean it doesn't help on an ongoing basis. The thought of the shape that MVS would be in without WHAT IS out there is horrible. This is a movement that has truly helped for a long time but there's still improvements to be made like with all movements. OK, am done going on now... , but felt this needed to be said. It's bothered me for a long time. I think most people turn more to Facebook groups these days because of the instant responses. But I think there is something to be said for taking time for a more thoughtful response, as can be done here. Maybe some others who feel the same will find this place.
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