"RE: BS: We need a 'pity me' prefix"

Hi, VT. I have been following this thread since its inception and have wanted to say 'bullshit' for quite some time now. From many people the need for recognition and empathy is obvious. From you what is evident is your independence and anger with an unjust situation.

This thread is not about pity and neither is it about your need or want for any. You are speaking as you always have, and speaking well.

It is not my place or right to make suggestions, but I will and I'll live with your wrath.

1) Take what you need from the institutions available. When you don't need them anymore, stop. It is not charity, it is recompense. Social 'blankets' are something you paid for. If you can't take it yourself, you must have felt a superiority when you provided for others, and knowing you from our various exchanges, I just don't believe that of you.

2) This thread differs substantially from others of its 'kind' because you are not specifically addressing your problem, but more one faced by many people every day. It deals with injustice and because it IS injustice, a subject that must resonate within the thoughts of people who care at all about what presently addresses you and you in turn confront with courage and equanimity.

3) In the words of the Prophet, fu#k 'em. You are a strong person, and just be what you are: a strong person. You don't need sympathy or 'I'll light a candle for you' or 'I'll raise a glass'. You already have what you need: guts. Once the gloom passes, be yourself. You are a damned good gal, and defeat ain't a word in your vocabulary, imo.

BM