Posted by pegasus on September 10, 2008, at 9:43:47
In reply to an IMHO post, posted by lucie lu on September 9, 2008, at 22:54:47
I've virtually ceased posting over the years, although I read religiously, because of this very issue. I am so strapped for time, between my job, my kid, my internship, that I rarely have enough time to reply to multiple people who might respond. In fact, most of the time, I can't promise that I'll even have time to post a quick thank you meant for everyone who replied. The reality of my life is that I'm stealing time from *somewhere* important if I even read posts (although I do find ways to sneak that in here and there, because the discussions here have been so incredibly helpful for me so often). So then, replying to posts has to get weighed against things like returning a client's phone call today vs. tomorrow, or responding to my (3 yo) daughter's "Mom! Mom! Mom! Can you please help me?".
Thus, I've chosen not to post anymore - even when I have a minute to do so, and the inspiration to say something - so I don't have to hurt anyone here by not thanking them properly. I'd be glad to hear whether that's what people generally prefer.
And . . . I'll admit up front that if anyone replies to me on this one, I might not thank you properly. Sorry! It's not that I'm not thankful!
peg
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