I apologise if I broke rules. But the only way I could prove EE also did have designs to eliminate Macca was to put up his messages to me. If a suspension is warranted, so be it. I don't care as I need a break from the endless trashing of anything I put up. Not sure if I want to come back, anyway, as it seems I have few allies.
I am in a very bad place at present. So depressed by the horrible offloading on me that I ended up taking it out (verbally) on my daughter...an action of which I am ashamed, since I am not normally that type of person. She didn't deserve to take the brunt of my anger which was heightened by yesterday's ganging-up.
If I decide not to come back, please know how much I appreciate how some, at least, have supported me.
I will presently be undergoing my twelfth operation, which while normally not dangerous, has become very iffy since a friend recently died after having a similar operation. It has given me the jitters.
I wish people would understand that no matter how intelligent a person is, they are still capable of making mistakes. I will be the first to admit when I do.
I joined this site fifteen years ago at a time in my life when I needed someone to talk to. My husband and two best friends had recently died and my extended family was disintegrating, due to interference from my brother-in-law. I was invited to come here by Saintly, with whom I had interacted on another site. At first I thought it was a wonderful forum, but soon the attacks on my family by Macca soured my enjoyment. I am glad he is gone. He was a cancer on the site.
I have been guilty of falling into the trap of getting antsy with people who disagreed with me, yet I also have great respect for many who did. But the site has now definitely slid into a mire of nastiness which I find affects my moods. I do not want my girls to suffer because I have become someone they do not know or can learn from.
Thanks to Horlicks and PT, who have always been reasonable in their interactions with me. Furious and TJM are also both sane and nice. Much nicer than me, obviously.
Lastly, I take umbrage at those who disrespect my books, without having actually read all seven of them. They might not be great works, but they are widely enjoyed by others, and in dissing them you also disrespect my readers.
Think about what you post before you do. We are all human. We are capable of hurt.

Jules.