Let Things Lie

Myrtle said:
. I honestly do wonder how awful might it be if people in independent senior living got into a big days long discussion about offense. Humor me, please. I know it's a selfish question and is not meant to cast aspersions on anyone here..

šŸ¤— This is for you, Patty.

šŸ¤— This one is for OldAunt.

šŸ¤— And here's one for everyone else.
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And I was kidding and partially serious also. With how sensitive many are being, including myself, I honestly didnā€™t know if you were serious.

I would think if seniors got into a days long discussion about offensive topics, words, certain facial expressions, I think most would walk away and find something fun and more pleasurable to do but I also think there would be the odd few who would stay and bicker all day long.
 
oldaunt said:
Yet people wonder why I am a hermit living in the woods.......
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I don't suppose you have a spare shed or somethin' in the yard for a renter, eh? @oldaunt The lifestyle gets more appealing constantly. As for my thoughts on emoji use or non-use... it's never been a big thing to me and I can read a post that I absolutely love and agree with and never even think of using one of those face thingies... I just don't remember. If something upsets me, I'll voice that instead of usually doing a red-faced cartoon character. I like putting my feelings into words.

Maybe I find things hilarious that aren't supposed to be, but I'm actually writing a 202nd post on a thread about letting things go. Lordy that's tickling my funny bone somethin' fierce! šŸ¤­
 
CallMeKate said:
I don't suppose you have a spare shed or somethin' in the yard for a renter, eh? @oldaunt The lifestyle gets more appealing constantly. As for my thoughts on emoji use or non-use... it's never been a big thing to me and I can read a post that I absolutely love and agree with and never even think of using one of those face thingies... I just don't remember. If something upsets me, I'll voice that instead of usually doing a red-faced cartoon character. I like putting my feelings into words.

Maybe I find things hilarious that aren't supposed to be, but I'm actually writing a 202nd post on a thread about letting things go. Lordy that's tickling my funny bone somethin' fierce! šŸ¤­
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Got an empty barn....
 
Myrtle said:
I am kidding and I'm not at the same time.

Here's a point about emojis. I thought you were kidding when you said you were scared to comment, Patti. A winking emoji would have confirmed my thought. If I somehow managed to make something bad out of it after the emoji that's on me. No, not politically correct, just kind of a rude way to make an emoji example on my part but please, emote with emojis. They work for me and I think they work for a lot of others too. And yes, if my post really had upset you I would remove it out of respect.

Here's why I asked the question about in-person. It's a genuine question. I've been making plans for senior living (to happen someday) and I have a lot of doubts. I honestly do wonder how awful might it be if people in independent senior living got into a big days long discussion about offense. Humor me, please. I know it's a selfish question and is not meant to cast aspersions on anyone here..

šŸ¤— This is for you, Patty.

šŸ¤— This one is for OldAunt.

šŸ¤— And here's one for everyone else.
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I'm serious about being a hermit. If I had to move into a senior complex or nursing home there would be MAYHEM, simply because many people do NOT recognize the need for personal space.
 
PeppermintPatty said:
And I was kidding and partially serious also. With how sensitive many are being, including myself, I honestly didnā€™t know if you were serious.

I would think if seniors got into a days long discussion about offensive topics, words, certain facial expressions, I think most would walk away and find something fun and more pleasurable to do but I also think there would be the odd few who would stay and bicker all day long.
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I hope I would walk away and find something more pleasurable to do but I can't promise I would always do that. I was serious here when I said I would remove my post but that was because this is a sensitive thread and I was barging in. I probably wouldn't do that if it was political. Someone would have to kick me out. I think you're right about seniors in person and it would be much harder to avoid something like that in person.

CallMeKate said:
I don't suppose you have a spare shed or somethin' in the yard for a renter, eh? @oldaunt The lifestyle gets more appealing constantly. As for my thoughts on emoji use or non-use... it's never been a big thing to me and I can read a post that I absolutely love and agree with and never even think of using one of those face thingies... I just don't remember. If something upsets me, I'll voice that instead of usually doing a red-faced cartoon character. I like putting my feelings into words.

Maybe I find things hilarious that aren't supposed to be, but I'm actually writing a 202nd post on a thread about letting things go. Lordy that's tickling my funny bone somethin' fierce! šŸ¤­
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Sometimes I use emojis in a lazy way. I hope the little face says what I mean because it's easier than saying I really like what you said. I don't like the angry one. And yes, I have gotten a few laughs here too, one of them was at myself in the post about removing my post.

oldaunt said:
I'm serious about being a hermit. If I had to move into a senior complex or nursing home there would be MAYHEM, simply because many people do NOT recognize the need for personal space.
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I'm coming around to the hermit idea. All this started with me after a fall and a broken hip plus a big birthday coming in a year. I thought I should make these plans so my kids don't have to. Maybe I still will or maybe I will just let them figure it out when the time comes. Anyway, all opinions welcome.
 
Myrtle said:
I hope I would walk away and find something more pleasurable to do but I can't promise I would always do that. I was serious here when I said I would remove my post but that was because this is a sensitive thread and I was barging in. I probably wouldn't do that if it was political. Someone would have to kick me out. I think you're right about seniors in person and it would be much harder to avoid something like that in person.



Sometimes I use emojis in a lazy way. I hope the little face says what I mean because it's easier than saying I really like what you said. I don't like the angry one. And yes, I have gotten a few laughs here too, one of them was at myself in the post about removing my post.



I'm coming around to the hermit idea. All this started with me after a fall and a broken hip plus a big birthday coming in a year. I thought I should make these plans so my kids don't have to. Maybe I still will or maybe I will just let them figure it out when the time comes. Anyway, all opinions welcome.
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I honestly donā€™t have an answer for you. In 5 years the only time Iā€™ve ever questioned someone about an emoji and It all went south from there so I will never ask about an emoji again.

I think you should take time to think about this . Consider whether you want to make your own decisions or have them made for you and you may wish to write this out before dementia sets it. If dementia sets in first then you might not be making the decision. Personally Iā€™d rather pick out my own place than have someone pick it out for me. You seem cognitive enough to do this on your own. The good thing about this is that you can take your time to see what places would suite you best and perhaps gage how comfortable youā€™d be in them. Get a feel for the best fit so to speak. I did this for my parents who were completely against it at first but in the end they got the help they really needed and actually liked it. They even got to share a room which was their main concern so it worked out.
 
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I was just wondering if there is a way you can tell if someone has you blocked? I noticed the other day that when I responded a minute after someone posted something I couldn't see what they posted. Can you find out who blocked you?
 
Sassycakes said:
I was just wondering if there is a way you can tell if someone has you blocked? I noticed the other day that when I responded a minute after someone posted something I couldn't see what they posted. Can you find out who blocked you?
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That's not the way it works, Sass. You can see everything someone who has you blocked writes. It's when YOU block someone, then you can't see their stuff. You must have experienced some kind of glitch.
 
I don't read a lot of the posts. If the thread doesn't interest me, I don't read any of the posts, but that doesn't mean that I haven't read a lot of posts anyway while not signed in. I must have missed an awful lot because honestly, I haven't read anything where people were going back and forth and in an argument. I have read some good debates between 2 or 3 people, but no arguments or personal attacks.
 
Pepper said:
That's not the way it works, Sass. You can see everything someone who has you blocked writes. It's when YOU block someone, then you can't see their stuff. You must have experienced some kind of glitch.
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That is strange because I have never blocked anyone. If someone annoyed me I would just not read their postings. Instead, I can't see what someone posts, yet other people have responded to the post.
 
Sassycakes said:
That is strange because I have never blocked anyone. If someone annoyed me I would just not read their postings. Instead, I can't see what someone posts, yet other people have responded to the post.
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Are they discussing other posts in general? Or have they quoted someone else and you are now seeing the post?
 
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