Posted by Glydin on July 12, 2006, at 8:38:14
I didn’t really know where to pose this question so, I’ll ask it here.
At what point does support turn into enabling as it relates to on line interactions? This question has plagued me for a while and has to do with several situations have found myself in over the years. It boils down to me finding a behavior pathological (what do I know?) and reaching out with my well meaning suggestions (Again, what do I know?) and either seeing them rejected, ignored, excused away and the like and the behavior continues. Now, I realize it is me who is finding the pathology but I guess my real question is: Once you’ve tried reasoning as you define it and being set as to "this is a problem", does continuing to give attention, however well-meaning, become a means by which the behavior is getting supported and even enhanced? And does walking away simply make sense?
Any insights would be appreciated.
poster:Glydin
thread:666297
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