Sorry Schitz

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Registered: 05-05-2006
Sorry Schitz
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Sun, 05-14-2006 - 11:25am

Sorry schitz if my anger put you off. You never responded when I asked what cl meant. D'oh it means community leader I just saw that. You have to overlook my anger while I'm in this distressful period. Plus my brain is not 100% up to par when pressure is there. I dumped on you when you suggested I should continue doing TM. TM has basically caused my life to be a mess. The homeless shelter that I worked for is highly funded by the TM movement and private donors that are TMers. Yesterday when I told the head advocate that I will need to come to the shelter this week she told me that I can't come there because it will be too stressful for everyone. I need to drive 90 miles to the Iowa City shelter. WHAT! I guess because I have stood up for myself they don't want to be bothered with me. Also my prepaid legal attorneys are slow to get involved in this matter. They said I'm stirring up a hornet's nest. So you guys please forgive me for my anger and confusion. I'm sorry if I asked the dumb question, "what does CL stand for". I'm going thru stuff right now.

I'm so angry now I don't feel like killing myself. I feel like fighting!

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In reply to: hubbub270
Sun, 05-14-2006 - 9:36pm

Hey Kim,


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Registered: 05-05-2006
In reply to: hubbub270
Sun, 05-14-2006 - 11:54pm

Thanks for responding onceachild. Since I'm in the mood to keep staninding up for myself and fighting, I did something today that's probably gonna really stir up the "hornet's nest" if it works. I have a friend (haven't seen him for 25 years) that's an executive editor of the Indianapolis Star and News. This paper is the major newspaper of my hometown of Indianapolis, IN. I emailed him telling him my story and how my prepaid legal lawyers are reluctant to get involved I feel a need to contact the media now with this issue. I told him how the Iowa Legal Aid Society will not help me because they said, "We act as an advocate for the shelter and to get involved would be a conflict". These responses from the attorneys and the legal aid society make me feel powerless... I'm thinking that's it I'm contacting the media! How is it that someone who was attempting to be an advocate for the homeless and battered women now ends up being homeless? Why should someone with good intentions of helping others get canned because they ask where the rest of the $20,000 of which they are only getting $10,000 is? I didn't ask it maliciously I asked in response to the grant writer asking me where was the rest of the money.

I'm hoping my editor friend can give me some pointers on how to get my story in the media. I'm hoping he doesn't want to be bothered or tells me the media wouldn't be interested in something like this. I'm not an attention seeker and barely talk in front of large groups but i tend to start swinging when I'm pushed against a wall.

What's weird is the job had a contract. One whole page was dedicated to termination procedures of which my manager did not follow. Lori you come up with some pretty good suggestions - what do you think of contacting the media?




Edited 5/14/2006 11:55 pm ET by hubbub270
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Registered: 08-02-2005
In reply to: hubbub270
Mon, 05-15-2006 - 4:43pm

Hey Kim.


Your anger didn't put me off and I am not upset with you. I just don't have the internet at home, so I only get online when I'm at school. You have every right to feel angry and distressed and i would never say otherwise. We have a right to our feelings.


I'm glad that you feeling like fighting. You do deserve it.


Keep on fighting and posting.

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