So sorry to read about this happening to you, and for that matter any
lacemaker who has had similar experiences. I haven't yet had the incident
happen to me(crossing fingers and saying a prayer). But my time may come
that I may have reacted just as you calmly have. In a public place and
girl...about14/15 - had undone the elastic, and was fiddling with the bobbins.
I asked
her not to touch...took offence...the woman 'accidentally' knocked the pillow
and
table, whereupon the pillow fell. Carol in Suffolk
Here is where they say No good deed goes unpunished! You bring
Hi Everybody:
An elderly lacemaker told me this story back in 1981. She was interviewed by a
reporter for a special interest article on her lacemaking and had her biggest
work-in-progress on display, a Beds piece with hundreds of bobbins attached.
The pillow had to be moved for a photo, and
I'm not sure what I would have done, but.
As an adult with Attention Deficit Disorder, and a parent of 3 children
with ADD, I must point out that ADD is not an excuse for bad behavior. Nor
can it be considered a mental illness. Sometimes people will have other
issues and ADD.
One of
Thank you, Cherry!
As a (former) Mental Health Therapist, I emphasized that with my
patients. To do otherwise is an disservice to them. I also worked for
quite a few years with persons with developmental disabilities, and only
the most profoundly affected individuals were unable to
...One of the criteria looked at in the diagnosis is how many projects a
person starts and doesn't complete!
Cherry Knobloch
Oh dear, this just confirms my suspicions - I have ADD but definitely NOT
ADHD :-) Actually my daughter and 4 of my grandchildren have been diagnosed
with ADD and I fear
