dear readers... i am appealing... wait! that came out wrong!

Dear readers; lovers, haters, and those who care not a whit,

I'm making an appeal here.

I love mail. I love mail that is positive and supportive in nature. I also love mail that contradicts my opinions as they are expressed through my writing.

If you want to send mail of any type, feel free.

Also, if you want to comment on a specific post, comment at will.

I will do my best to respond to your mail and comments in the most appropriate manner. That is to say, if you are an ignorant hating ass, I will return in kind. Unless I take pity on your sorry uneducated ass and just try to teach you something despite yourself. If you are supportive and loving, I too will reciprocate with an equally pleasant reply. Emails and comments of an ambiguous nature will be treated on a case by case basis. I reserve the right to be tenacious and bullheaded at all times.

Send me mail! Please!
*does the make it mail dance*

Your eager recipient,
O.

know your place woman... er... patient... uh... uppity person

RE: Comment regarding "Dear People Who Look After People Professionally" entry.

Dear Olivia,

This is pretty hilarious, actually.

I'll bet your health care professionals looooooove treating their "defiant" patient, and are just kicking themselves for pushing themselves through all those gruelling years of medical school only to find that clever, clever you had already found all the answers out there among the oh-so-reliable "interwebs".

Your "research" isn't really worth anything, except as a basis for you to ask questions. And that's only useful if you'll listen to the answers.

Good luck getting taken seriously, ever, by any doctor, with your current attitude.

From,
Anonymous

April 21, 2008 3:18 AM/stop




Dear Anonymous ,

no. my research and university degree are worth nothing.

i am a stupid idiot!

i must not get uppity, demand quality care that is free of judgment; and mostly i must keep my mouth shut when i feel that i am experiencing stigma or discrimination.

thank you for reminding me of this. i sincerely appreciate your effort and willingness to share your "knowledge" of issues of this type.

With kind regards,
Your friendly crazy person who doesn't know her place, O.

PS. Isn't it great how the anonymity of the "interweb" makes us think we have a license to be total assholes?