Farewell, Everyone. I Am Leaving Christian Chat.
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Its not mocking them, its reaching out and saying "Hey, you are loved. If you need to take a break, we'll all be here for you when you get back. Many hugs and prayers for you."
Its also comforting anyone who might be upset by someone stating that they're leaving. Reassuring them that they will probably be back.
I think its good for both sides to read, honestly. Its a healthy, helpful thread.
I almost wish someone would "Sticky" It. Its a job well done.
Its also comforting anyone who might be upset by someone stating that they're leaving. Reassuring them that they will probably be back.
I think its good for both sides to read, honestly. Its a healthy, helpful thread.
I almost wish someone would "Sticky" It. Its a job well done.
I have had my ups and downs at CC for years, but I'm still here. Sometimes I have been disappointed, but most of the time there is no better chatroom and forum on the internet. Its probably the last place on the internet where you can have a clean conversation (personal messages excluded) anymore. Also, people generally care if you have serious problems and post about them. I have never seen someone crying for help that has been ignored on here.
Thank you all for sharing your thoughts! Ronnie, I couldn't have said it better myself 
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I am most certainly not trying to make fun of people going through a crisis, but I felt it was important to include some observations I've had regarding Goodbye's. Ronnie is most certainly correct--we want to say to the one who posts, "We love you and hope you come back and are always here for you."
But I was also concerned about the beautifully tender-hearted people who posted in reply to the goodbye's--they acted like they'd done something horribly wrong to drive others away and were begging for forgiveness. Now if someone HAS wronged another person and is saying, "I'm sorry, please forgive me," I'm all in favor of that.
But what I was trying to say is, "What this person is doing right now might have NOTHING to do with you, but rather, the stress of their own life, so please don't beat yourself up about it." As I wrote before, many new users may not realize the trend here and so I thought it was important to mention.
In the cases where I have been asked to write "Goodbye" threads for other people, I decline because if I write a thread saying "So-and-So is Leaving" and upset a lot of people who genuinely care... and then the person is back an hour later... I don't want to be held responsible for impulsively upsetting all those people and then wind up looking rather sheepish for causing an uproar that went up in a puff of smoke. We all change our minds about this and that but I try to stick with a decision when I make it, which is why I've never posted my own "real" goodbye. Like Arlene, I do PM people I am close to that I'm taking a break. But that's just my own take on it.
We all have our ways of coping, and I'm not saying any one person's way is wrong. But I just thought the the posters who were acting as if it were their personal fault that someone would choose to leave might want to know it might have absolutely NOTHING to do with them.
And, I want to take a minute to thank YOU all for YOUR encouragement.
.I am most certainly not trying to make fun of people going through a crisis, but I felt it was important to include some observations I've had regarding Goodbye's. Ronnie is most certainly correct--we want to say to the one who posts, "We love you and hope you come back and are always here for you."
But I was also concerned about the beautifully tender-hearted people who posted in reply to the goodbye's--they acted like they'd done something horribly wrong to drive others away and were begging for forgiveness. Now if someone HAS wronged another person and is saying, "I'm sorry, please forgive me," I'm all in favor of that.
But what I was trying to say is, "What this person is doing right now might have NOTHING to do with you, but rather, the stress of their own life, so please don't beat yourself up about it." As I wrote before, many new users may not realize the trend here and so I thought it was important to mention.
In the cases where I have been asked to write "Goodbye" threads for other people, I decline because if I write a thread saying "So-and-So is Leaving" and upset a lot of people who genuinely care... and then the person is back an hour later... I don't want to be held responsible for impulsively upsetting all those people and then wind up looking rather sheepish for causing an uproar that went up in a puff of smoke. We all change our minds about this and that but I try to stick with a decision when I make it, which is why I've never posted my own "real" goodbye. Like Arlene, I do PM people I am close to that I'm taking a break. But that's just my own take on it.
We all have our ways of coping, and I'm not saying any one person's way is wrong. But I just thought the the posters who were acting as if it were their personal fault that someone would choose to leave might want to know it might have absolutely NOTHING to do with them.
And, I want to take a minute to thank YOU all for YOUR encouragement.
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