SusanofO
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TNstepsout: I've read a lot of your posts, TN. And I think you're bright. This is, sad to say, perhaps a problem sometimes, when it makes you realize someone has written something to you that you yourself would never say to a complete stranger, and you're still feeling an obligation to save them from embarrassing themselves. I've made a fool of my own self once or twice via what I've written to someone, I am sure. But - just know that, I don't think it's an odd circumstance (the one you describe). I'd just say "thanks for writing" - or whatever you can say that's innocuous, and if they keep writing, stop answering. I probably should not be commenting here, since I am bad at answering my own e-mail in general. P.S. There is no law, I finally discovered, that says you have to answer all of your mail, every day. Take a break, if it's driving you nuts (I knowI have). I promise the world won't crash. And sometimes, seeing the same stuff written all the time is an indication a break is due. It's okay to take it, if you need it. - Susan
< Message edited by SusanofO -- 9/1/2006 8:57:09 AM >
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"Hope is the thing with feathers, That perches in the soul, And sings the tune without the words, And never stops at all". - Emily Dickinson
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