Well, you are a bear. And as tough a woman as I am, I know better than to tangle with a bear.I never saw you bully anyone.....you certainly have been nothing but nice to me.
Oh Lynxie. If you want to know, I'll tell ya. But only in PM.Oooh, now I'm curious... what areas is Olerica stubborn and rigid on?
*Lynx steadfastly resists the urge to poke Olerica (with arguments) to see where she won't give. Must... be... nice...
olerica, you are lovely!
I have to agree. I've never read anything. You're fine. However, I do want to take exception with the above poster. I feel as though her answer was overly zealous. She could have just said what I said - "no, everiything's good" but in her long diatribe she created an antagonist, a protagonist, then concluded with comments concerning your wonderfulness. Way outside the bounds, I felt. It sounded a little like ...say... a congressman for instance who might be ....... receiving some kind of benefit for their support of an issue. They might have some kind of diffident strategy in their defense. A payoff, one could say.
So I began to retrace some past events concerning any secondary relationship between the above poster and the defendant and a single word emerged that tore away this ... facade, this curtain of flamboyant support. The word was.......... cheesecake.
I was going to refute the comment by saying you paid for the cheesecake and then I remembered that I gave you an anniversary gift because I love marriage and how much you two seem to really like each other, let alone love each other. *Smooch*Hey! That cheesecake was DELICIOUS.
...I also am going to start referring to you as Dectective. Or...right pain in the- no, Detective is prolly better![]()
I was going to refute the comment by saying you paid for the cheesecake and then I remembered that I gave you an anniversary gift because I love marriage and how much you two seem to really like each other, let alone love each other. *Smooch*
Disclaimer: Friends who visit me tend to be privy to cheesecake. That's just how I roll. I show love through food. What can I say? I bake for a living!
Reminds me of an old Garfield cartoon. Jon and Garfield are going to visit Jon's parents on the farm. Jon says, "Now Garfield, mothers show love in their own way. When she feeds you she's saying she loves you."I was going to refute the comment by saying you paid for the cheesecake and then I remembered that I gave you an anniversary gift because I love marriage and how much you two seem to really like each other, let alone love each other. *Smooch*
Disclaimer: Friends who visit me tend to be privy to cheesecake. That's just how I roll. I show love through food. What can I say? I bake for a living!
Oh no, you certainly don't come across as being a bully. Direct? Yes. But intimidating? No.
Does the person who told you this hail from a different background as compared to yours? I can say from personal experience that some cultures consider being direct as an equivalent to being intimidating.
Nevertheless, in my opinion, I think you are one of the nicest and sanest folks here on CC Singles.![]()
Honest opinion here: NO. The person that said that is the bully. And the people supporting that person are choosing to look the other way about the bullying behavior, or they're also bullies.
Truly, read through this person's posts and responses to people- and then compare them to your posts. You are often almost overly careful to make sure people understand your tone, and that you are not wanting to assume anything. This person...stirs people up for fun and then acts like a victim when people even so much as simply disagree.
You are not a bully. And I'd be of the same opinion even if I didn't already think you're wonderful.
Really? Interesting. I don't know what you're talking about, brother.![]()
An honest answer is like a kiss on the lips.
Proverbs 24:26 NIV
Supporting the bully...Or, they are trying to get the facts. And clarify the matter. What might appear as looking the other way, may actually be something else altogether.
And that's especially true in this format of communication.
Not everyone who asks for a break in a heated discourse is taking sides.