tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post6249098439042370442..comments2024-03-29T09:54:57.650+00:00Comments on Going Gently: Slings And ArrowsJohn Going Gentlyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.comBlogger83125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-65346161167003863552016-04-20T13:19:27.634+00:002016-04-20T13:19:27.634+00:00They had cheap tins of Red Salmon in there the oth...They had cheap tins of Red Salmon in there the other week .... you could sneak in , in disguise ;-)Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04177854521955532744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-37026688734503112742016-04-19T14:39:34.992+00:002016-04-19T14:39:34.992+00:00I used to worry all the time about being liked, Th...I used to worry all the time about being liked, Then a hefty dollop of mental illness and a splendid therapist made me realise that some people will always dislike me, justified or not ( I can be an awkward moody cow). True friends and family will love you for all your quirks, and celebrate your uniqueness-not point and laugh.<br /> I still smile politely when the a-holes can't be avoided. It winds them up no end!Lisa Holmeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03120614311419730549noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-38168897253986933302016-04-19T14:28:58.100+00:002016-04-19T14:28:58.100+00:00You don't seem like a bitch slapper John, More...You don't seem like a bitch slapper John, More a pained polite smile, while churning inside, type of fellow.Lisa Holmeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03120614311419730549noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-55198774248614648462016-04-19T13:32:08.818+00:002016-04-19T13:32:08.818+00:00No! We never saw eye to eye on anything.No! We never saw eye to eye on anything.nickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10472673041193755894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-57338323467231008172016-04-19T08:09:03.101+00:002016-04-19T08:09:03.101+00:00I have 3 siblings and am estranged from all of the...I have 3 siblings and am estranged from all of them. I could write a book about the goings on. As others have said, toxic relationships need to be avoided for reasons of self preservation, and I am happier without the drama and hurt each of them caused.Scarlethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01729719876504930455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-54135793333017696692016-04-19T03:49:58.845+00:002016-04-19T03:49:58.845+00:00well i'm sure her stand against the flower sho...well i'm sure her stand against the flower show will make you into a fine upstanding heterosexual. stupidity everywherekyliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08964475783207438103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-50004036551698340402016-04-19T02:35:15.508+00:002016-04-19T02:35:15.508+00:00Oh so many sad stories I feel like I'm getting...Oh so many sad stories I feel like I'm getting to know all you wonderful people who read your blog John. Chin up every one and move on some people are just mean.Comox Valley and beyondhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14592683050512187874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-69271498585313657762016-04-19T02:32:12.888+00:002016-04-19T02:32:12.888+00:00How could anyone not like you!!!!!!
PeterHow could anyone not like you!!!!!!<br />PeterAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02177443234869600148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-17456710983135206102016-04-19T02:21:11.081+00:002016-04-19T02:21:11.081+00:00LOL, the Prof is quick.. A perfect response that o...LOL, the Prof is quick.. A perfect response that only someone who loves you can get away with :)Notes From ABroadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12202279303962539035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-18242265484603779812016-04-19T02:06:08.311+00:002016-04-19T02:06:08.311+00:00There are ways of closing a door gently and ways t...There are ways of closing a door gently and ways to slam it so it falls off the hinges. It is not always our choice to close it one way or another.<br />I have closed the door on people once I had a great respect and affection for, only to discover that when the time came they could not live up to my so called standards. Why to slam that door at them violently when the choice was mine? I didn't and I never would but the wounds we open with our mouth are the ones that are never truly closed and for that reason alone it is better to quietly for after all we are not obligated to explain anything unless there is something to salvage there. Anger to me is like hatred, you are drinking your own poison, under the best of circumstances, not a good idea.A.Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06947308878002639964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-26278566343386604732016-04-19T01:25:09.679+00:002016-04-19T01:25:09.679+00:00Yes, it may have been better just to ask her if th...Yes, it may have been better just to ask her if there was a problem. The manager may have been wrong, or just wanted the chit chat to stop and addressed it in a deceitful way so as to blame her. She may have always wondered why you stopped speaking to her. Alicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12317992740650387671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-88175518418185723462016-04-18T21:14:52.194+00:002016-04-18T21:14:52.194+00:00Bloody hell...another can of worms eh hey hoBloody hell...another can of worms eh hey hoJohn Going Gentlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-72638837704616125782016-04-18T21:14:01.798+00:002016-04-18T21:14:01.798+00:00Ps i hope you re connect with your daughter..i sus...Ps i hope you re connect with your daughter..i suspect you will....get her to read this blog entry xJohn Going Gentlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-71701381478450900592016-04-18T21:12:10.141+00:002016-04-18T21:12:10.141+00:00Janie
His deadpan humour mirrors his deadpan eyebr...Janie<br />His deadpan humour mirrors his deadpan eyebrow....<br />Have no worries...<br />The truth , i suspect is a pride issue and homophobic " stand" by this person.....<br />So the prof was right.. This person does not like me...but dislikes me because of my sexuality......John Going Gentlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-35035767030201871202016-04-18T21:08:37.958+00:002016-04-18T21:08:37.958+00:00I should have had you bitch slapped when i had the...I should have had you bitch slapped when i had the chanceJohn Going Gentlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-84168882507797734942016-04-18T21:07:28.248+00:002016-04-18T21:07:28.248+00:00I know you love the prof, but I think it's ra...I know you love the prof, but I think it's rather unkind to suggest that someone makes a decision out of dislike for you. I asked Willy Dunne Wooters if the neighbors keep their little girl away from me because they think I'm weird and creepy. He assured me that I'm not weird and creepy, merely eccentric. My daughter has not spoken to me in almost a year. I have no idea why. She doesn't have voice mail on her phone so I can't leave a message. I send the occasional pleasant email. I don't nag. I don't know her address, so I sent a Christmas card to her office. She never cashed the check I sent for her birthday last year. She also does not reply to texts from her brother, who has no idea what's going on. She knows that silence from her is one of the most painful things she can do to me. I think she's trying to kill me. I'm not exaggerating. When I was married, my ex-husband tried to lure me into suicide to get rid of me. She saw all this and knows I am miserable without her. If my son abandoned me, too, I don't think I could bear it. My daughter lives too far away for me to drop in to visit her. I had hoped that a friend in the area who used to work at the same place as my daughter would contact her to learn what was wrong. The friend moved away right after my daughter arrived in the city. I don't know what to do.<br /><br />Love,<br />JanieJanie Junebughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10573607241326291404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-34704667684308544812016-04-18T21:04:05.394+00:002016-04-18T21:04:05.394+00:00Yuch, yuch, yuch.........Yuch, yuch, yuch.........Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-82976112304766172942016-04-18T21:03:24.242+00:002016-04-18T21:03:24.242+00:00Only explore what you have the stomach forOnly explore what you have the stomach forJohn Going Gentlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-61238035503163748442016-04-18T20:57:46.224+00:002016-04-18T20:57:46.224+00:00You are wise to leave some things unexplored. I on...You are wise to leave some things unexplored. I once told a friend that she had a beautiful voice and should consider singing in the church band. She told me that she was much too good for that and wouldn't consider it. I left it at that, but it made me feel uneasy around her. I wondered what else she felt she was too high and mighty for. Apparently it was my friendship. She backed off and soon quit going to our church. I think that I'd have been better to leave it.Lisa https://www.blogger.com/profile/09324961653370110887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-81224192770174361222016-04-18T19:46:54.905+00:002016-04-18T19:46:54.905+00:00Anna, so sorry about your mum, xAnna, so sorry about your mum, xJohn Going Gentlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-35604691429356441042016-04-18T19:45:20.890+00:002016-04-18T19:45:20.890+00:00Maria, i can be as nasty as anyone else... But i s...Maria, i can be as nasty as anyone else... But i suspect i am disliked in this case for what i am ..if you get the gistJohn Going Gentlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-57093124029572140652016-04-18T19:42:03.415+00:002016-04-18T19:42:03.415+00:00Stepping away is sometimes the healthiest option. ...Stepping away is sometimes the healthiest option. Or I find it so.Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-38200749602855927232016-04-18T19:32:48.922+00:002016-04-18T19:32:48.922+00:00My sister in Denmark has always been a drama queen...My sister in Denmark has always been a drama queen/victim/black sheep (fill in as appropriate). We were all treated the same (well) by our parents and she just made up so much crap and lies it was unbelievable. Dad died 10 years ago and that's the last time I saw her. She never kept in touch with mom, no birthday cards, no calls, no Christmas cards - nothing. Mom died today and my other sister and I both said we weren't going to call her - she didn't bother with mom when she was alive so what's the problem now. In the end my nephew called to let her mom died this morning - and the drama queen now wants to know why we didn't call! My other sister said "it's your mom, why didn't you take an interest". The funeral should be interesting!! But as far as Im concerned, that's it - we're done now. AnnaTreadershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08613671137557939083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-17044061563393685702016-04-18T19:25:48.234+00:002016-04-18T19:25:48.234+00:00@Anne Marie: my sister and I have been estranged s...@Anne Marie: my sister and I have been estranged since 2007. She's probably a sociopath (I looked it up & her behaviours are all listed there!)& I can't be bothered with her.Beahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07886227825064266814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-31265254379981402472016-04-18T19:11:45.952+00:002016-04-18T19:11:45.952+00:00I like you John and you attract very nice people t...I like you John and you attract very nice people to your blog too. You always have lovely happy comments from everyone here so it goes to prove that you are well liked. Greetings Maria xMariahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01525028325800849416noreply@blogger.com