Originally posted by sandbox
KILL ME PLEASE!
"I feel like a member of the White House press corps, reviled for asking a certain question and still waiting for the answer.""
Perfect reply in an off topic thread with no concern for others
"For the record - I didn't pass ANY judgements on anyone in my post. Not on you Shari, not on the locals. Okay I did pass judgment on the creepy
gringo, but its pretty warranted "
You were only asking for Sheri to pass judgment on others and herself in a public forum, for your benefit.
"But I want to be clear here: I did not slander Shari one iota."
The fact is, starting a rumor over hear say in a very public forum is slander. Childish at best. How old are you? It seems to me you lack experience
in the human emotions. You sound more like a reporter for a tabloid issuing a Disclaimer. We have our token 12 years old...no more needed.
In fact, I thought I was kind of doing you a favor"
I doubt this, but if you want to admit to being that tacky............Well, who knows if you were a young gossiping woman?..Maybe.
? And apart from all the backslapping that goes on this forum?
This is not the usual, but your tasteless post made it a no brainer.
?I was interested in learning more about the 'real' situation in Asuncion. It is an issue of substance, maybe a little unpeasant, but relevant in my
eyes?. Shari you always seemed very pleasant in our correspondence and I have no reason to believe otherwise. The issue is what I HEARD from people
while I was there. I did not know them well, so I took everything they said with a grain of salt.?
This entire statement concludes you should have asked your question in private.
?Again, I admit freely: whether or not their gripe with you is warranted I haven't a clue.?
Maybe you have never lived in a small town. From your original post, I doubt you have that little amount of experience with gossip though. In fact I
believe you are an enabler.
?There were a lot of things they said that I have refrained from posting?
Maybe the one thing that you did right, unless you have a personal stake (big question mark) There is not a reason for not U2U to Sheri. I am sure you
know there are some of us thinking you may be the person in Asunci?n.
?I figured it would be a bit of a provocative post, but there is really nothing wrong with that. Perhaps some of the sensitivity I'm picking up
derives from the fact you are using this website to promote yourself commercially, which is fine. But I'm just here to learn about Baja, for better or
worse. That involves disclosure (maybe I'm in the wrong place?). Let's all remember that its easy to represent ourselves in a certain pleasant light
here, and for this site to be useful we need to be prepared to peel the onion once in while.?
This entire paragraph smacks of ?I?ll pull your hair out?
The bottom line is if you reconsider you post and post a sincere apology even new kids on the block get some respect. Believe me it is worth it.
?And so I'm over it (and probably all by myself on that point). ?
Please think where this would be if you would have ask and explored in private.
You may have helped solved a minor gossip problem, that ALL small pueblos have.
Maybe a dear friend on both sides, that we all work hard for, and need. Life is a lot sweeter with dear friends. These little local problems work
themselves out over time or sooner with a little help, if you really care. One thing for sure if you don?t help, when the problem is no more you will
be on the outside looking in.
Albert |