Re: Austrian incest victim will talk of 24-year ordeal on TV


"robbielynn" <robbielynnwynn@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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On May 23, 8:13 pm, "JonesieCat" <jonesiecac...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
"Amy Guskin" <aisl...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message

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On Fri, 23 May 2008 02:13:42 -0400, JonesieCat wrote
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"Bart Bailey" <m...@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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posted
on Fri, 23 May 2008 03:20:25 GMT, Amy Guskin wrote: Begin

I thought for awhile
about saying something, and then thought about not saying something.
And
then I figured it was better to say something and hope maybe she
'heard'
me,
rather than stay silent and wonder later if I shouldn't have done
something.

What if she, in some empathic way, was attempting to resolve the
extreme
emotional effect the thought of the raindrop incident had, and by
symbolically recreating the experience in herself was able to mitigate
a
bit of the horror generated from the whole affair.?
Then when she casually relates that activity to the newsgroup only to
be
offered a sarcastic exhortation to seek further help in real life
etc.,
I can't help but imagine she felt hurt if not offended, unless she
happens to be as thick skinned as myself or some of the other
'hardened'
members of this forum.

Actually, I don't think Amy was being "sarcastic". IMO she sincerely
was
suggesting to the poster that said poster might need therapy. Oddly,
however, Amy didn't realize such a suggestion might be offensive to
said
poster - or to others here apparently! hahahaha! <<

Thanks, JonesieCat -- I wasn't in fact being sarcastic. I don't even
know
what in those few sentences could be interpreted as sarcastic.

And, I wasn't specifically suggesting therapy (although I'm kind of
surprised
to hear someone say in 2008 that they think someone would be offended by
the
suggestion "find a therapist, you need to talk to someone"). How about
talking to a _friend_? I think that if someone is having such a strong
reaction to this case, it might be better to grab a friend and head off
to
a
diner or out for coffee, and have a long talk with someone who knows
you,
rather than just expressing anonymously here. I know a lot of people
think
that _here_ is just fine, but while it may be for some people, it
obviously
isn't for others. Some of you seem to know each other for a long time,
and
to have a genuine level of friendship that extends beyond the bounds of
talking about crimes, but robbielynn, from my lurking and posting for
nearly
a year, doesn't seem to be one of those people. I don't get the
impression
that anyone here is truly her good pal, you know? Not for any reason
other
than she might not post a lot, doesn't post a lot of personal stuff,
etc.
I
simply thought she might be better served by a 'real life,'
geographically-proximate friend.

Anyway, I'm really puzzled that anybody would think a suggestion to go
and
talk with a friend could be sarcastic. And robbielynn, if you're still
reading, I was absolutely sincere in my suggestion. And I hope you're
doing
okay processing this story, which doesn't seem to be getting any less
horrifying.

Amy
--
"In my line of work you gotta keep repeating things over and over and
over
again for the truth to sink in, to kinda catapult the propaganda." -
George
W. Bush, May 24, 2005

Don't sweat it, Amy. You never know around here what lurks beneath the
nyms
and names of posters here (or anywhere on usenet). Warning: your skin will
thicken if you stick around. robbielynn's been around a long time and I'm
sure can take care of herself just fine.

jc (~~~wave out to robbielyn!~~~ who got lucky last night it seems!)
(Raindrops keep fallin' on my head, But that doesn't mean my eyes will
soon
be turnin' red, Cryin's not for me, 'Cause I'm never gonna stop the rain
by
complainin', Because I'm free, Nothin's worryin' me....)- Hide quoted
text -

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Thanks Jonesie Cat...I guess I'm still here and functioning
normally!



Well, *normally* for this group anyway, 'eh?


td ;-)


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