Re: The Support Group (long)

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 2/26/2002 11:04:34 AM Eastern Standard Time,

vhunnius@... writes:

> Can I really go to a support meeting helmed by someone so much " better " than

> me (at least in her own mind, because she's a conceited bitch) at the two

> things that mean the most to me????

I guess someone like that must be pretty insecure to have to talk about how

great she is. Maybe if you thought about it like that you could try to feel

sorry for her? I know I would... I feel sorry for all of us.

If that doesn't work give her a big slap. I'm sure it would help you to make

other friends (maybe not her though LOL)

G

[Guest guest]

Yes YOU DARE!!!

You are who YOU are.

She is who SHE is.

You don't have to like her.

If you think that the meeting would be beneficial to YOU, then go!!! If

not, then don't.

You don't need to talk about painting, just stay off the subject.

You KNOW you are a good mom.

You KNOW you are a good painter.

What anybody else is/does is irrelevant.

Penny

[Guest guest]

Jacquie,

I say go in spite of Krista ! If it's good for you, keep going. If

it's like it was before, either stop, or try to change it! She's not God

and one person shouldn't monopolize this sort of meeting. One that we

attend now and then has the families break out into kids age groups so we

can discuss things that are relavent to us and the others in that age group.

You could suggest something like this is there are enough families even.

Don't let one Bozo ruin it for you.

Sue

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[Guest guest]

> If you think that the meeting would be beneficial to YOU, then go!!! If

> not, then don't.

Well, last time it was of absolutely no benefit whatsoever. Krista Mason and

her cheering squad just congratulated each other and themselves on being masters

of the parenting universe and ignored the new parents to the group.

At one point, Marc and I agreed, through notes written under the table, to

leave. I employed all my learned body language (they teach you body language in

Advertising class) to signal that I wanted to interject something into the

conversation -- I leaned forward. They ignored me. I leaned forward and

extended my arm, palm flat on the table. They kept talking. I leaned forward

and touched my throat with my hand. Yap yap yap. I cleared my throat. No

reaction. I sat up straight, gathered my purse and notes on my lap, and leaned

FAR forward and looked pointedly at each one. Nothing. We stood up. THEY KEPT

TALKING TO EACH OTHER. And then I said (loudly interrupting them) the only

thing I'd said during the whole two hours -- " We need to get home. Goodbye. "

and left.

When I got the news that a new group was starting up and the contact name was

someone else, I was excited, thinking that this time maybe it would be

different...but SHE is going to be involved with the running of this one, too.

I just can't imagine sitting through that again. Nothing like being rejected by

the autism parents who advertised they were a SUPPORT group!

<sigh>

Jacquie

[Guest guest]

Nothing like being rejected by the autism parents who advertised they were a

SUPPORT group!

>

> <sigh>

Start your own group for the rejects from Krista's group? How about calling

it Krista's Rejects Improve Support To Autismparents (KRISTA). I'm sure she

would take that as a big compliment.

Salli

[Guest guest]

> Nothing like being rejected by the autism parents who advertised

they were a

> SUPPORT group!

> >

> > <sigh>

>

> Start your own group for the rejects from Krista's group? How

about calling

> it Krista's Rejects Improve Support To Autismparents (KRISTA). I'm

sure she

> would take that as a big compliment.

>

> Salli

OH IS AGREE WITH THIS!!!!!!!

ROTFLMAO

Ali ;-)))