AMEN! So will this threat get hijacked into yet another argument? I hope not. IGNORE THE CONFLICT AND DON"T PARTICIPATE!

I love speaking in capital letters - lol!

thread, not threat. Can't spell

Yes, it will pass, it always has. And the status quo will return. And people will be harsh to newcomers who never come back.

So far as support for people who ask, take a look at those who are spending an inordinate amount of time on the dissensions vs supporting those who hurt or need support.

Hey, we're always going to have debates in life. Hopefully more of the healthy variety though. We can learn a lot from them.

Cranky, that's so much cuter than the pumpkin.

I agree with BBH and cranky, this seems to happen every now and then and it does pass. In a place where people feel ok to express how they feel and their opinions there will always be periods of conflict.

Better a bit of conflict now and again than a place where people feel they cant say what they want to.

Some days you're the windshield, some days you're the bug. LOL

Also, this may bring you some peace, sccoter:

There are nine requisites for contented living:
HEALTH enough to make work a pleasure;
WEALTH enough to support your needs;
STRENGTH enough to battle with difficulties and forsake them; GRACE enough to confess your sins and overcome them; PATIENCE enough to toil until some good is accomplished; CHARITY enough to see some good in your neighbor;
LOVE enough to move you to be useful and helpful to others; FAITH enough to make real the things of God;
HOPE enough to remove all anxious fears concerning the future.

-- Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
German Playwright, Poet, Novelist and Dramatist (1749-1832)

May your evening be peaceful, T

Hey cranky....My beagle just had puppies if you are looking for one!!

I thought this site was mainly about those suffering from the diease of Alcoholism. If that is the case things are going quite normal.

Hell, if anyone wants to post a thread about givin some tough love to me, I would like that. I feel so invisible.

I swear, preacher is right. You alki nutcases suprise me with your overall levelheadedness to be honest. Sheez, I cannot believe how some people hold back on crap. You should have met some of the people I was in rehab with! I was the nicest one there, all of the counselors said so!

For instance, why do you all think that when mel posts she gets so many responses? She does not hold back? Everyone likes to see a little liveliness-realness. If someone is being real and is a bland person, that is fine too. Just be you, not a people pleaser.

And as far as threads turning into debates, who cares, as long as no one is throwing under the belt punches? If we all say "yeah yeah good job great going happy for you keep it up...." how helpful is that?

I like to learn for gosh sakes! Debate in a civil way is excellent. We are not all sheep chirping back cutesy saying to eachother I hope. How dull.

Oh scooter, I am really wanting a puppy!

Yes Scooter, beagles are nice little people.

And beagles like to sing (howl).

Bay.......

venting is a norm.......at times it gets ugly.....it is life.

being offended brings out the best and worst in people.


i sit back and smile.........they are the pebbles in the landslide of life....if one can't over come a bruise who can one overcome a wound?


whispers.

Get a bunch of alkies and addicts in one place, there are sure to be some flames.

It will pass, kinda adds some variety at times.

Take what you want and leave the rest....not sure where i heard that before.. ;-)

"going"? haha

Yep, it happens from time to time, it will pass after we all hold hands and sing kumbaya.....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ib-Qiyklq-Q