tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7583857867652090050.post3876284153095902098..comments2024-03-09T02:13:07.502-08:00Comments on 5elementknitr: You're Not Supposed To Talk About....5elementknitrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08595545440993534260noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7583857867652090050.post-69793233338391096392007-06-26T12:40:00.000-07:002007-06-26T12:40:00.000-07:00Wow. What a painful and awkward post and situation...Wow. What a painful and awkward post and situation for everyone. I felt awkward reading it and reading the comments. I guess its one of those 'sticky' areas that bloggers have to wade through in getting to know each other.But even saying that sounds hollow and trite to me. For what ever its worth( nothing) I read a ton of blogs that are the exact opposite of what I believe, but I read them because I don't want to live in a bubble where everyone agrees with me and I never stretch or learn or nothin. And never being stretched kinda defeats the purpose of this community. To me,anyway. OK, I'll quit blabbering ....;o)Olgahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00811133173085232576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7583857867652090050.post-68654883445176580792007-06-26T08:01:00.000-07:002007-06-26T08:01:00.000-07:00Marti, Thank you for your response. I know it was...Marti, <BR/><BR/>Thank you for your response. I know it was meant that way, but religion is a deeply personal thing. <BR/><BR/>I was anticipating yarn and happy to get it! I'm not trying to look a gift horse in the mouth but I wasn't expecting a religious book. I've already given it to the library. <BR/><BR/>Good luck in all your future endeavors!<BR/><BR/>Ruth!5elementknitrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08595545440993534260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7583857867652090050.post-73539390881310145262007-06-26T06:48:00.000-07:002007-06-26T06:48:00.000-07:00Ruth,I sent you the book as a gift. From my heart ...Ruth,<BR/>I sent you the book as a gift. From my heart it was a gift. I didn't mean to offend you or anyone else. I havent emailed you because I didnt know what to say. You are mad and I am sorry for that. I didnt send it to you to make you angry. If you dont want my gifts and want to send them back I will gladly pay postage. <BR/>My blog is not gone...just moved it to a place that might serve my needs better.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7583857867652090050.post-29884534536145506302007-06-26T04:56:00.000-07:002007-06-26T04:56:00.000-07:00The yarn was a great prize but the book? That's s...The yarn was a great prize but the book? That's sort of awkward. Sending you a book like that makes a lot of assumptions about a person....which were clearly wrong.<BR/><BR/>I think you handled it well. Like Chris, if I'd been in her home and she'd handed me the book, we'd have a little chat...not unlike the one you sent her.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7583857867652090050.post-24789412046108144632007-06-26T04:37:00.000-07:002007-06-26T04:37:00.000-07:00OK, found you! I need to add you to my list of bl...OK, found you! I need to add you to my list of blogs I read, but I'm slow to update that. I had another thought on my way into work...maybe you could make a donation in her name (and tell her) to Seva Foundation???knitnzuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12847669820066745403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7583857867652090050.post-13339200917349849482007-06-26T04:13:00.000-07:002007-06-26T04:13:00.000-07:00I agree with you and admire the way you handled it...I agree with you and admire the way you handled it.<BR/><BR/>I'm pretty sure I wouldn't have been able to write such an even-handed email-stating the facts without making it personal. Much as I'd like to think otherwise, I would have either gone over the edge in reply or let it drive me crazy for a while without saying/doing anything.<BR/><BR/>How can people know their assumptions are incorrect or that they are even making assuptions unless we face them head on. Well done.sophannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07571217197138831872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7583857867652090050.post-31320223234552633512007-06-25T19:33:00.000-07:002007-06-25T19:33:00.000-07:00That's pretty shocking. In general, I leave that p...That's pretty shocking. In general, I leave that part of my life out of the conversation as I regard it as deeply personal. I suppose it's true that you did enter her contest. But unless she expressly stated you'd be getting a book about religion, you couldn't really have known what you were getting yourself into. I find it presumptuous as well. And frankly, I'd send the whole thing back. I don't think that's necessary but I can understand why you are upset.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08524593912913005806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7583857867652090050.post-35936003492069806972007-06-25T18:49:00.000-07:002007-06-25T18:49:00.000-07:00Delicate subject indeed. Tammy makes a good point ...Delicate subject indeed. Tammy makes a good point about visiting her blog and participating in her contest... but if I visited someone's house and they presented me with gifts and one of the gifts was a book such as that, we would probably be having a conversation very similar to the email you sent...Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12959009113795804133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7583857867652090050.post-31464316676871034522007-06-25T17:48:00.000-07:002007-06-25T17:48:00.000-07:00Ugh! I count myself as a christian (small c) but ...Ugh! I count myself as a christian (small c) but for reasons that would make most church goers go into apoplectic fits (starting with sex with christ-ok, now I'm sounding like a nutcase!). ANYHOW, I'm so far out on a limb, that I'm about to fall off...along with, oh, taoists, gays, people with tatoos, etc. My thinking? If we all lived by what christ basically said (love each other-note no conditions attached!), we'd be better off. Max Lucado? UGH!knitnzuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12847669820066745403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7583857867652090050.post-87760089354418021972007-06-25T17:08:00.000-07:002007-06-25T17:08:00.000-07:00Okay... with very gentle steps... I'm joining your...Okay... with very gentle steps... I'm joining your discussion of things we're not supposed to talk about. <BR/><BR/>I think that in a "community" such as ours, it is very important to be respectful of each other. The Yarn Harlot had a great post on this topic last week. As far as I'm concerned... you and I are both fiber loving, yarn obsessive knitters. That's why we "meet" on these pages and "chat" through our comments... not because of our religion (I'm sure there are other places for that). And I agree with you about the "pushing". If I had entered one of the mega-swap things and started receiving religious or political material, I would be greatly annoyed and find it totally inappropriate.<BR/><BR/>However, please consider one thing ... you did visit <I>her</I> blog (or her "home" as the Yarn Harlot said) and enter <I>her</I> contest. I think that she has the right to send what she pleases as a prize. It was afterall her giveaway. While I wouldn't do the same (unless I knew for certain the book might be of interest to the particular winner), I have to say I don't think she was totally out of line. If I entered a contest somewhere and received a book on, well, something I didn't agree with... I'd (hopefully) just roll my eyes and move on... however my initial feelings would probably be much like yours.<BR/><BR/>I hesitate to even write this because you've been around my blog enough to probably know my beliefs... but please know that I write this as a blog buddy only... trying to encourage you to not be too upset and look at it from another perspective (and most certainly not in defense or condemnation of any religion).<BR/><BR/>Still "friends"? :)Tammyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13623913436571068154noreply@blogger.com