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<blockquote data-quote="Marguerite" data-source="post: 291726" data-attributes="member: 1991"><p>G'day, people.</p><p></p><p>I just spent over half an hour drafting a reply, I was just about to send it - when difficult child 3 hit the wrong button. I lost the lot.</p><p></p><p>So consider yourselves individually greeted. I just wanted to say, Trish - some women put their relationship with their men way above their own welfare (ie allow themselves to be beaten rather than risk losing him) and their kids - way lower in the priority scales. And nothing you can do or say can change that mindset, not without a lot more counselling and admission of the problems that I think you will ever get in this case.</p><p></p><p>I was MIA for yesterday's post. I was given a ticket for the opening night of a new Sydney Street Choir production because someone I know is in it. He's a man who visits the village now and then, I've been nervous about him for some years because I've been told by a few people he can be violent. However, the choir seems to have been good for him.</p><p>Then on the drive home (my driver was a friend of this man's) I learned a few things which make me now question everything I've believed about this man. Turns out a con-man who spent time in our village some years ago that I knew about, caused more problems I didn't know about, involving our choir member. Of course it all makes sense and I'm angry with myself for getting this so wrong for so many years and being critically judging of someone when I spend my time telling other people to not be judgemental.</p><p>I'm still wary, in case I'm not so wrong; but the more I think about it, the more this is making sense.</p><p>I'm glad I let him sing with us on Saturday night; our choir was mostly doing a singalong anyway. And he was so very grateful... that's when he told me about his choir performance last night and asked me to come along. husband was worried about me going (because of this man's reputation) but of course it was a non-issue. But it now looks like the raging and violence form this man those years ago were triggered by the con-man deliberately pushing his buttons; the violence was reported to me by two different women, both of whom were completely taken in by the con-man and didn't realise they were playing right into his hands. I didn't believe the con-man but I believed these other women (who were honest people).</p><p>The con-man has been well and truly exposed, but it seems the damage has been more ongoing that any of us realised. Time to do some more repair work, it seems.</p><p></p><p>We had another choir performance today (my choir, not last night's) and it went well, considering we were low in numbers. We even got asked by a visiting therapist if we would consider going further afield to other groups she works for. The audience sang along (a lot more than the other night's did) and I tihnk everyone had fun.</p><p></p><p>We're taking a break from rehearsals this week but I'm looking for new music ideas for them. Frankly, we're only street choir standard. If that.</p><p></p><p>I'd better send this before some other disaster happens and I lose the post - AGAIN!</p><p></p><p>Marg</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Marguerite, post: 291726, member: 1991"] G'day, people. I just spent over half an hour drafting a reply, I was just about to send it - when difficult child 3 hit the wrong button. I lost the lot. So consider yourselves individually greeted. I just wanted to say, Trish - some women put their relationship with their men way above their own welfare (ie allow themselves to be beaten rather than risk losing him) and their kids - way lower in the priority scales. And nothing you can do or say can change that mindset, not without a lot more counselling and admission of the problems that I think you will ever get in this case. I was MIA for yesterday's post. I was given a ticket for the opening night of a new Sydney Street Choir production because someone I know is in it. He's a man who visits the village now and then, I've been nervous about him for some years because I've been told by a few people he can be violent. However, the choir seems to have been good for him. Then on the drive home (my driver was a friend of this man's) I learned a few things which make me now question everything I've believed about this man. Turns out a con-man who spent time in our village some years ago that I knew about, caused more problems I didn't know about, involving our choir member. Of course it all makes sense and I'm angry with myself for getting this so wrong for so many years and being critically judging of someone when I spend my time telling other people to not be judgemental. I'm still wary, in case I'm not so wrong; but the more I think about it, the more this is making sense. I'm glad I let him sing with us on Saturday night; our choir was mostly doing a singalong anyway. And he was so very grateful... that's when he told me about his choir performance last night and asked me to come along. husband was worried about me going (because of this man's reputation) but of course it was a non-issue. But it now looks like the raging and violence form this man those years ago were triggered by the con-man deliberately pushing his buttons; the violence was reported to me by two different women, both of whom were completely taken in by the con-man and didn't realise they were playing right into his hands. I didn't believe the con-man but I believed these other women (who were honest people). The con-man has been well and truly exposed, but it seems the damage has been more ongoing that any of us realised. Time to do some more repair work, it seems. We had another choir performance today (my choir, not last night's) and it went well, considering we were low in numbers. We even got asked by a visiting therapist if we would consider going further afield to other groups she works for. The audience sang along (a lot more than the other night's did) and I tihnk everyone had fun. We're taking a break from rehearsals this week but I'm looking for new music ideas for them. Frankly, we're only street choir standard. If that. I'd better send this before some other disaster happens and I lose the post - AGAIN! Marg [/QUOTE]
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