Thoughts on Stage IV ONLY section

DorothyB

I'm Stage I.

I am really glad that those of us that are not stage IV are allowed to read your posts. It gives me hope seeing how so many are you are doing as well as possible, caring for each other, enjoying some quality of life, etc. It also allows me to pray, etc.

In one of the topics there, someone posted about feeling defensive about having a special place just for them to post while they are also allowed to post in the entire forum. I suspect I speak for the majority of those on this forum when I say: You do NOT need to feel defensive. You deserve to have your area to discuss issues that are specific to you. I am thankful that you also post in the other sections and share your wisdom, thoughts and experiences with us.

Yogatyme

Dorothy, I totally agree with you. Having a boundary is perfectly acceptable. I see it like going for a walk, enjoying seeing someone's beautiful flowers but not going into their yard to pick them. They are happy for us to look, just don't violate the boundary by picking their flowers....and don’t give unasked for gardening advice!! A friend is a master gardener and nothing pisses her off more than some random stranger telling her how to grow things. It is loads of work, not always fun and she has had to give up the fight on some things. However, asking her for an opinion is allowed