I was participating in one of the fiery threads when I got this thrown at me:
What a weird and inflammatory thing to say.
We'll need to put aside the fact that I'm not interested in moderating. Been there, done that, didn't even get the T-shirt. I've moderated on a lot of forums in the past. I can do it, but it's not fun. I just like helping people. Conflict is stressful. I need less stress in my life, not more.
Aside from that, this person felt like saying that knowing nothing about my life.
They don't know that I just started working part time as an employee for the first time in my adult life 4 months ago, as I've been too ill to work previously for my entire adult life.
They don't know that I also freelance to make ends meet, scrambling for anything that will earn additional income on a daily basis.
They don't know that my fiance walked out on a good job because they treated him badly. He had, and has, my full support on that.
They don't know that I'm TERRIFIED I am working myself too hard, causing my health to collapse again. These days I often don't have a single day I'm not working. The bills are barely paid.
They don't know that this week I worked nearly 6 hours straight the day after I was wheelchairbound with a 101 degree fever and severe chills due to a viral infection. Or that today I worked 6 hours on my feet, only to drive half an hour and work another 3 hours on my feet, to drive home and collapse.
I'll do it again tomorrow.
And I am scared. And I am doing my best. And I'm hoping and praying that everything works out.
Tonight I arrived home to learn that my fiance's latest job wasn't going to work out, because the fumes made him physically ill.
BUT GUYS.
I got on PR and I read and posted because I care about this place.
And someone just wants to accuse me of taking a certain "side" because I want a certain volunteer position?
Let it go on public record: I DON'T WANT TO BE A MODERATOR.
I just want to help where I can. Sometimes it can be that simple.
Remember the human.
That's all.
What a weird and inflammatory thing to say.
We'll need to put aside the fact that I'm not interested in moderating. Been there, done that, didn't even get the T-shirt. I've moderated on a lot of forums in the past. I can do it, but it's not fun. I just like helping people. Conflict is stressful. I need less stress in my life, not more.
Aside from that, this person felt like saying that knowing nothing about my life.
They don't know that I just started working part time as an employee for the first time in my adult life 4 months ago, as I've been too ill to work previously for my entire adult life.
They don't know that I also freelance to make ends meet, scrambling for anything that will earn additional income on a daily basis.
They don't know that my fiance walked out on a good job because they treated him badly. He had, and has, my full support on that.
They don't know that I'm TERRIFIED I am working myself too hard, causing my health to collapse again. These days I often don't have a single day I'm not working. The bills are barely paid.
They don't know that this week I worked nearly 6 hours straight the day after I was wheelchairbound with a 101 degree fever and severe chills due to a viral infection. Or that today I worked 6 hours on my feet, only to drive half an hour and work another 3 hours on my feet, to drive home and collapse.
I'll do it again tomorrow.
And I am scared. And I am doing my best. And I'm hoping and praying that everything works out.
Tonight I arrived home to learn that my fiance's latest job wasn't going to work out, because the fumes made him physically ill.
BUT GUYS.
I got on PR and I read and posted because I care about this place.
And someone just wants to accuse me of taking a certain "side" because I want a certain volunteer position?
Let it go on public record: I DON'T WANT TO BE A MODERATOR.
I just want to help where I can. Sometimes it can be that simple.
Remember the human.
That's all.
