Sure Share. Ann was kinda wondering where I disappeared to. And yes, with the massive volume of postings it's hard to keep up with things. Like Ravi, I always tried to read each post, if only briefly, but that's no longer possible. Looking forward to trip, but don't leave until a week from tomorrow.
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Share Long wrote: > > Steve, thank you so much for this, for these compassionate insights, for taking the time to reply. As always, it means a lot to me. Especially given how busy you must be. I bet you're also, along with Emily and turq, getting ready to travel. Have a great time up north with your daughter! Plus is everyone gearing up for back to school? Anyway, Steve, all the best always to you and your family. Share > > > > > > ________________________________ > From: seventhray27 steve.sundur@... > To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com > Sent: Tuesday, August 13, 2013 11:26 PM > Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: An Open Message To Share > > > >  > Okay Ann, I'll take your bait. Share gave a clear explanation to Jim.  But you may have missed the subtlety and nuance of it. I never saw Share suck up to Barry. You just don't do that with Barry. > Sure Barry's rant was mean spirited. It also seemed to contain a good amount of frustration. And I think he also totally missed, what I felt was, Share's deft way of dealing with the massive amount of criticisms, insults, and non stop personal attacks leveled against her. > Martrydom? No. Wanting attention? Fraid not. Just someone who justifiably defended herself when attacked, and often did so in a gentle (often) and light hearted (most always) way that just so happened to zero in on the issue at hand. I am sorry that you aren't able to appreciate it. > I didn't agree with any of those criticisms or attacks on her, although I must admit I found them rather humorous, the way they kept coming and from every angle. But what gave me greater delight was the way in which Share, in every case, dealt with them. > And now we see Raunchy and others, (Judy of course) laying some nice traps to bring up all kinds of old (PR) business. It also humorous to see Judy, most every week, marvel at how far more overboard one of her (perceived) enemies has gone. But this is Judy's strong suit of course. > I may drift off to sleep after this. Wishing you a good nights sleep as well. >  >  --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Ann" wrote: > > > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" authfriend@ wrote: > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, obbajeeba wrote: > > > (snip) > > > > Share, you have Stockholm syndrome > > > > > > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stockholm_syndrome > > > > > > I think there's more to it than that, but this is certainly > > > an element. I suspect another aspect is the one Ann pointed > > > out last night, addressing Barry: "I think you've just > > > created the first martyr at FFL. Just watch." Prescient. > > > > > > In any case, between Barry's treatment of Share (among many > > > others) and Share's apparent reaction, the psychopathology > > > is nothing short of spectacular. > > > > This is, in one sense, a dream come true for Share. I knew it when I read that post and I really believe it now. Barry didn't mean to do anything positive or remotely helpful for Share; he simply couldn't help himself. He actually reviles Share for a whole slew of reasons. I warned her, he has been using her from the beginning. > > > > But this situation is, as you say, "nothing short of spectacular". However, Share wants to be martyred so, in some twist of strangeness, Barry has made her very happy on some level. And her one Knight has not appeared because he does not want to ruffle Barry's feathers. He is strangely silent (Steve, where are you?). Ah, the machinations of this forum, and of human beings in general, is fascinating. Curtis even dropped by today. If Robin were actually reading any of this he would have something to say. But in the end, only Share can decide for herself what serves her best and for what reasons and what it is that needs feeding. > > > > > > > > > >
