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[c_carpenter]

I'd enable anynomous comments but I'm just not that brave.

I don't have a damn thing to say and you're all sick of hearing about the kid by now.

So I'll just hold my place in line and wait for something interesting to happen.

I changed my mind on that anynomous comment thing. Because I don't want to be afraid.

Comments

[valo]

I do hope to read something from you again soon. You, not Ryan... don't get me wrong, I like reading about Ryan, but it seems a bit like you hide behind Ryan so you don't have to talk about you.

[c_carpenter]

And once again you hit the nail on the head, Ville.

[valo]

You're a beautiful woman, Charisma.

[c_carpenter]

thank you, darling.

[joeylaurenadams]

Enable them with screening turned on. You still have some control while letting people say things they may not be able to say otherwise.

[c_carpenter]

I don't particularly care that the public at large get to see the comments, I'd rather not see the hurtful words at all.

[joeylaurenadams]

I understand. It took me three years to do it.

[billy_zane]

Though painful, you have to question how much pain should be absorbed when the person won't show their identity. It could be nothing more than seizing the opportunity to take a cheap shot. Good for you for facing the fear.

What do you consider a turning point in your time keeping a journal here?

[c_carpenter]

Wow, I think when John and I finally ended. That was huge and I've never really moved past it.

[anonymous]

I'm the first one to do this here. Okay, well. You shouldn't be afraid. Easier said than done and I know this. But, people hide behind harsh words and cheap shots, whether they realize it or not. Only afterward do they (usually) realize the true extent of what they've said when they take a step back and look at it with a clearer mind. Sometimes they learn for the future, other times they don't. The harsh words ultimately hurt the person who actually says them more though, in the end, even if the response isn't as quickly as a person's feelings when they hear or see them right off the bat. Full circle and all of that jazz.

[c_carpenter]

Such wisdom, anonymous!

I'm just trying to handle the inevitable negativity with a sense of humor. There's something pretty great about being the most hated person on livejournal. At least I'm not being ignored right?

[anonymous]

You really, really wouldn't think I was that if you knew who this was.

[anonymous]

You really, really bother me. You are the only one who doesn't see that John Rzeznik hates your guts. You're one of those people who's just blind to people disliking them, it's like you choose to ignore it. And you're psycho.

[c_carpenter]

You're right I probably am the only one who doesn't see it. That's the power of denial. I respect the delicate ecology of my delusions though.

[anonymous]

Um..I think John likes her just fine. He's always standing up for her. I don't see him as the kind of person to do that unless he liked her in some form. And I know because I've seen it first hand. I just thought I'd throw my two sense in. I just won't comment on the rest of this comment though.