Never mind

Submitted by Shömi (United States), Jan 19, 2017 at 20:27

Dear Cynthia,

I have tremendous respect for you as well as many other generous souls who contributed their time, experience, advice and sympathy only to help others. Your expertise helped me avoid making a serious, possibly life changing mistake. For a while I thought I had what it takes to give back. However, I refrained from sharing my opinions after they were met with some negative feedback and replies. I can always appreciate a well intended, respectful disagreement (chapeau bas S-T-L), but remarks of a personal, moral, racial or political character simply don't belong in a support group. I noticed you've recently expressed similar concerns.

The truth is, there is people who would hide behind anonymous nicknames to insult, hurt and patronize others, perhaps just to kill time. The story you referred to is full of contradictions and inconsistencies, because it's confabulated. I know for a FACT, that it's not worth any more of your time and attention, which otherwise help many real people in real life situations. Your voice is heard and I remain grateful for the positive impact it had for me.

Shömi

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