This is going to be a short post because I have to run and take care of some other stuff here on base, but I felt the need to put this out there just so everyone is clear:
Please, do not get butthurt if you send me one (or more) messages and I don't reply. I am not purposely ignoring you, it is not personal. Here on base, the wi-fi is spotty at best, so often I don't actually get any messages for a day or more. Also, sometimes my computer/phone don't register that I have messages for whatever reason, technology isn't perfect and not everything gets to me in a timely manner. If you send me something and it registers that I "read" it but didn't reply, I probably was rushing to clear out any notifications that did suddenly flood in and I didn't actually have time to formulate a response. This is a common occurence and has even happened to my own parents. I often clear out my unread messages and then completely forget to go back and actually read them for a few days (once even a week). Again, this is not personal against anyone, I am all over the place right now, trying to get settled in to my new home and balance work, spending time with my new friends here so we don't go insane and shutting everything out once in a while for some personal quiet time. My mind is a little scattered and I'm trying to make it focus on work more than anything else. I don't always have the time or the mental capacity to answer every message that I get, I do good to remember to talk to my parents and even then sometimes I just completely forget (sorry Mom and Dad, I love you guys :P). There is a lot of change going on in my life right now, and while I miss everyone dearly back home, I'm also trying to focus on what is going on immediately around me, if I don't do that then I will dwell too much on things that will bring me down and that's just not an option. So please, if you have sent me one or more messages, on any forum that I have, and I haven't answered, I'M NOT IGNORING YOU. I am simply human and forget things. Do not take it personally, do not get butthurt. Quite honestly, that is the quickest way to annoy me and will actually make me not want to answer because I do not deal with drama anymore. I don't have the time or patience for that.
Now, I will apologize for the harshness of that post. It was not directed at anyone in particular (going back to the whole "it's not personal" thing), just a general announcement over things that have been happening in the last month. Yes that was a very forward post, but I often find that beating around the bush gets me nowhere so I just kinda come out and say what I think. If this post in any way offended you....I don't know what to tell you. I simply stated my opinions as I have a right to do. Everyone knows that I love them dearly, even though I can sometimes be a little brusque. I do appreciate all the support that I get from everyone back home, more than you know. It keeps me going while I'm out here, so please don't think I'm taking your concerns and cares for granted. Like I've said before, lot's of changes are happening very quickly in my life and it's an adjustment for me and everyone, so please, take what I've said to heart. I'm not ignoring anyone, just trying to balance everything at once and nobody can actually do that do humor my airheadedness.
Lots of (sometimes tough) love from your favorite MA,
Victoria
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