Posted by Dinah on March 7, 2008, at 16:42:44
In reply to Re: I see you, Alex. :)I am not sure if it will » Dinah, posted by rskontos on March 7, 2008, at 13:54:32
I meant that to be reassuring, not scary.
I've always understood that Babble was greater than he sum of its parts. So in that sense I can see viewing it as a coral colony. But since I was also part of Babble, I saw it more as the posters who make up Babble. Or as I put it in that long ago thread (even if I don't remember doing it)
"The part that makes me sad is that I'd rather he saw Babble as Gabbi and Alexandra and Mel and Toph and Lou and Daisy and Sabrina and PartlyCloudy and Dinah and Rod and Broken and Gardenergirl and... well, you get the idea... and all those lovely (exuberant or fierce or really interesting or kind or bubbly or... well, you get the idea) individuals that we haven't yet had a chance to meet but are really looking forward to meeting."
And while I might be wrong, I always saw Dr. Bob's view as being a bit different. As focusing on the whole rather than the parts. We're both seeing the same thing, but our vision is different. And what I was saying is that no matter what happens with me, I trust Dr. Bob to do what he thinks is best for Babble as an entity.
I could be completely wrong.
My understanding is that Dr. Bob is just really busy, not that he's deliberately avoiding anything.
It may sound odd for me to defend him, but my issues with this are at least in part *my* issues. I own responsibility for my lack of ability to be flexible in this, even while I recognize that I really can't be flexible in this. (Can you tell I've been to therapy lately?)
I dunno. I really meant it to be reassuring, since I seemed to have caused distress. But my judgment is not what it used to be.
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