CRAZY TOWN WAITING ROOM - TESTS coming up? All Stages Welcome.
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I don't think everyone's leaving, Molly and Split-Bean. I don't know if I'm warm and wacky--probably neither, if I really think about it--but I'm here!
The house is wonderfully quiet; DH is working and DS has gone to some volunteer thing for school. I have a work project I love, which should keep me busy for a few hours until time to pick up our CSA share. My corner of Crazytown on this Saturday: sadly unvacuumed but otherwise tranquil!
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Ditto.... i hate to see everyone leaving...
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I am confused.....but I could be imagining it. Sorry to see everyone leaving...reminds of my neighborhood when we moved in. It was during the housing collapse. There are only 4 or 5 original owners left, many of the other homes are now rental properties. Just when I would remember to write down a family's name....BOOM...they were leaving. Lease up, short sale, foreclosure etc..
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Ditto, I am confused and saddened by departures too. must be something not posted here, but causing strife via private messages maybe? Very sad
dsgirl
(who posts rarely, but read often)
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No confusion...........no PM's......no strife...........yes it's sad ......however..........it really was becoming "CRAZYTOWN"......trust me......no one is sadder then I am...........
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If I invited you to join this thread, it is because Crazy Town is a wonderful place. Please feel free to send me a PM me day or night to talk about anything on your mind. This invitation goes out to all of you crazies. I saw a problem speeding down the center of Crazy Town, but I don't know if other people are leaving for the same reason. I don't know if the problem I believed I saw is real or serious because I started tuning out much of what was being said. I am with ducky. If we are not able to be here fully, then all the fun of being engaged in supporting each other is gone.
I am excited to see many of you visiting Chilling Out. We already have 93 posts!
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shorfi, before I leave Crazy Town, I wanted to respond to your post about the foods. I love sweets. I understand your battle. I finally asked my brother to stop bringing home sweet treats. If they are in the house I will eat them. I know it is hard when your DH fills the house with things you love. The only way I have lost 37 pounds is to buy and eat sweets when the craving strikes but not to keep sweet treats in the house. I still have 40 pounds left to lose!
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Very sorry to see so many people leaving. I guess I don't know if there will be anyone left! This has been one of my favorite threads here on BCO, and a place where I have gotten a lot of support, which I have really appreciated.
Beppy, I hope you are feeling a bit better.
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Ducky.. I think your last post may of really hit the nail on the head. So many people have already slipped away.. and hardly anyone noticed :-(
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Lucy, I guess I'm just clueless - I always figure people come and go as needed on these threads, and sometimes if you aren't feeling Crazy right this moment, well you don't post in CrazyTown. I do notice when someone hasn't been heard from in a while, and hope it is because things are going well for them.
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sorry to see folks leaving. Maybe CT got too big too fast but love you all
I have meets with spine doc on Monday and a second opinion ain't guy on thurs, think I will
I will screw the nerve to do spine shots
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Okay, I am just going to come out and say it. The problem that I am having with ct town is that I invited DF. And I am really sorry that I did. Her obsessive multiple postings, and the fact that she sees trouble coming to c town, as she has told me in countess pms, (she said she saw trouble coming there too), Well, I kind of think that she IS the trouble, and has set out to destroy c town on her own. To me, thats when c town got icky, and if you knew what pms she sent me, you would steer clear of her too. There is something very concerning to me about her. And I also think there are some newer people here who are fake people, AKA "sock puppets". These people are not nice, hiding in plain sight. I think the "trouble coming" arrived several pages back, when there were so many new people, that it started looking and 'feeling' like another thread here that is not so nice. To me, anyway. At the beginning, it kind of grew organically, but now DF is randomly inviting everybody. Everybody doesn't "fit" in C-town, I liked it better when women found it on their own, and didn't act like they were running the show. The mods may delete some of my post, but as a long standing member, I feel like it is my job and obligation to say so.
for the lovely women who did send me pms, thank you for caring, and I will respond as soon as I can,, but I really must get things done today, too. You know whom I love.
There were some lovely times here, but , yeah, not anymore.
Here is my challenge to Da freak, If you can tell me, what "the trouble" you saw coming is, then maybe we can fix this thing I feel like you broke, behind the scenes.
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What is that problem speeding down the center of c-town, except yourself?
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Also, when you messaged me, when I called you on it, you said you deleted all your pms to me. well, you may be able to delete them from your sent messages, but you cannot delete them from my inbox. They are still there, with your name on them, and I am keeping them.
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DF, you were never 'tuned in' to what was being said. You barely mentioned anyone else in you posts.
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Dear Crazies- especially those arrived in the last week or so. I just want to reassure you that whatever has happened here, it's not your fault, and Crazytown will go on.
CT started as a wonderful idea to embrace our fears (and resulting craziness) and fight them with love, support, and humor.
Strong foundations were laid, many of the early members knew people from other threads. There were some long established friendships that all pulled together to make it a fun place. I felt welcomed immediately and have been, probably to the point of a nuisance at times, very present here.
Our mayor, on her own, with no help and not the greatest health, endeavored to keep track of everything on her famous spreadsheet. Every test, scan, a welcome basket for every new arrival. It would be too much for any one person, even without BC and all that entails, and RA as well. She just needs a break.
By my rough estimates, close to 100 women have checked in here since inception. A fast moving thread, it was quickly recognized that it's virtually impossible to keep up with every post, and respond. Even when you really cared about what someone was saying, you could easily forget by the time you were caught up with posts. But just knowing that 100 women posted......possibly double that just reading and not posting, tells me that Crazytown is a useful place. We did have a very special connection in the beginning, and it was small enough we could respond very personally. That has changed, but it doesn't need to stop.
Anytime there is a large group of people, even if they share important goals, there can be differences of style or opinion. I am not privy to any PMs that might shed light on the splinter. But I thank those who feel the need to leave, for a little while, or for forever, for taking the high road and showing some class in not dragging personal issues here.
I have enjoyed meeting our new residents, Molly, Split bean, and others. Please stick around as long as you find it helpful. I don't think anyone should assume every post can or should be read or responded to. We can do what we can. Sometimes just having a place to vent helps. What everyone should assume, is that we all care about each other. Even when we can't bring ourselves to post. For whatever reason.
Queenmomcat- if you are out there, please step in as you always have, as vice mayor of your own design, until Slow comes back. This thread needs little moderation, because we are usually quite on the same page. But I don't think you need to consider it a job. Let's all do our best to keep track of each other..
When people go away, as Cubbie and Lucy said, let's be happy for them that they feel strong enough to walk away from Crazytown under their own power and say BRAVA!!!
While they are still here, let's treat them with the love and respect and patience they need. That's what Crazytown means to me
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Also, I really wish you wouldn't mention crazy town on your thread.
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Katy, you are a better man than I.
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Tomboy- I'm sorry, we X posted. I took forever writing what I wanted to say carefully, but it was redundant and obsolete by the time I pushed the submit button.
I am very sorry things have turned out this way. I have always appreciated that you were the whisper in Slow's ear that got Crazytown going.
Now that I understand better, I will step aside and perhaps let things settle. I hope I didn't offend you with my post.
I certainly think anybody "masquerading" among people who are genuinely Ill with serious disease should be reported to the mods, if there is enough to go on. If not, there are tools in place to block members if they are breaking rules or bothering you.
I have only heard of a few threads on bco where something like this happened. I never would have thought it would be here.
Feeling very blue today about this.
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(shyly, a little nervously) Here I am, hoping that we will be able to keep CrazyTown open for those behind me/us Treatment is right bleeped. The wait between initial tests and firm treatment plan is nightmare. But the waiting for test results does not end with the finish of active treatment. It's all crazy making
I have treasured this forum (much as I do a couple of other long-standing threads) for the sense that I am not alone, that these irrational fears chattering in the dark hours of the morning are not unique to me. That there's somebody else who's had similar fears out there who'll hold my hand, sip soothing beverages in calming environments with me.
The food porn drive when I was stuck hospitalized with erysipelas? Wonderful. I'll stay here for that, in hopes that I can do something akin for someone who's coming up behind me.
Real person, here. One with real fears, and dreams and hopes. No particular agenda.
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Katy, Tomboy, Duckie, Others, I, too, noticed a major sift in Crazy Town's culture. It grew way far from its origin and had become a whole different community. So sad, so sorry because we really had a nice thing going. Threads can and do evolve over time, but this thread was hijacked and then spun out of control. I hope there will still be a site where the tender brave souls can feel supported and a little fun thrown in for good measure.
And to our mayor, I love you to pieces. Thank you for all you have done for (most) of us. I'll see you in the observation tower; I'll bring my orange marmalade and some whole wheat bread fresh out of the oven. I'm sure it has RA healing powers. In the meantime, gentle hugs. Jan
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I think Crazy Town is a wonderful place.
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I think we just opened the windows and aired out the halls.
I am staying because it feels crazy not to. I have a feeling that this will continue to be a place to release our anxieties and our OMG I have cancer in my ______....type of days!
My body must think it is a freakin' comedienne with all the lumps and bumps it has produced in the past few years.
Passing out ice cream cones, they won't melt, they are marshmallow! (And virtual, so even those of us who are now pre-diabetic, can indulge! Maybe I will have 2!
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For those who made need something a little stronger....this is one of my new favorites! The Angry Lobster...
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Robin! Thank you for the ice cream! It made me laugh. Once when I was little my friends dad took us all out for ice cream cones. On the way home he stepped on the brakes suddenly and my cone went splat right into my forehead! Hahahaha! I was crying. Now I look back and laugh. There is a moral to the story. Thanks for coming and thanks for staying (and bearing gifts).
QMC- here's one vote behind you. I feel the same as you. I'm sure we all feel the same. Slow will not be forgotten and hopefully when she's feeling well she can pop in and refresh us all with her simple but substantial brand of human caring. The kind that can only come with an intimate knowledge of suffering herself. Damn fine woman!
Jan- thanks for your input. Keep an eye out in that watchtower. You'll catch me looking up there and winking
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What Queen says. Real person here, too. Making mushroom-barley soup for supper (didn't get around it the other day) and will ladle some of it--the zero-calorie version--into the pneumatic tubes for y'all.
A great miracle happened here today. A teenage boy, with whom I live, vacuumed the living room floor without being asked to do so. I nearly fainted in shock. So maybe there's hope for all of us!
A pleasant Saturday evening to all...
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Thanks, you guys, for being so 'normally' crazy. And for being yourselves, and kind. I guess i was the bouncer, after all.
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I wish I was out walking in these:
It's from the first time I went to New Yorks central Park, beauty everywhere. I took thousands of pictures.0 -
Katy, happy to oblige! Great story btw!
I finally figured out where I am in CT....I opened up another curtain, found a door! It led to a recording studio where I can join, or be joined, by people all over the world.
It is actually an app called Sing! Karaoke by Smule. Thought I would allow you in for a peek.
Myself in AZ and Gina in PA <---song link. Use headphones for optimum audio experience, seriously. The app is just configured that way
Singing is great for recovery!
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Tomboy.........we are not new to each other.....I know you for who you are, and you are a genuine, kind, caring, and loving person............I have the posts to prove it...........I won't elaborate on the good and kind things you have said and done to help others, but they are numerous..........should I list them?????????
Slow......what can I say about my "girlie"........they broke the mold when they made you...........it would not be the same without our illustrious leader......hugs Girlie........0
