People who live in glass houses shouldn't cast stones.

I have to admit, I actually like blogging. I have like 3 blogs, all for different reasons. But I actually started this blog in response to another just because, well, passive-aggressiveness was happening on that blog towards me and my board, so I retaliated.

Childish? yes. absolutely. But seriously there is no other way to deal with passive-aggressive people. I mean, they say that they want you to come to them if you have a problem with them, but what they really mean is that you can come to them, but they don't listen. Period. I have tried. I extended an olive branch twice, and have been basically told to go jump in a lake (in so many words) But this type of typical behavior reigns true for ANY passive aggressive person. They always find a way to blame everyone else for their issues, when in reality if so many people have issues with them, maybe it's them that needs to take a look at themselves.

Yes, this blog is public. Yes people can read it. But no, my board where people talk in private isn't. And when people tell you 1/8 of what is going on, and sometimes it isn't true and sometimes it is, you cannot make ASSumptions as to what is going on. I read through the entire thread, and not once was their mention of kissing a drama filled ass.

Apparently I blog lies. I have never laughed so hard. No, I don't blog lies, I quote what others WRITE and if what other people write is lies, then well...........NMP.

Many people have asked me what happened - here is the LONG drawn out story for your pleasure - obviously from my side, but even so i have IMs to back it up. This entire 'riff' started when I was accused of telling another photographer that this person said she sucked and she stole her marketing ideas - the funny thing? Another person told her because this person told them personally, NOT ME. I kept my mouth shut, and my promise NOT to tell her.

Then this other person found out that I entered into a business relationship with the person she hated, she then severed ties between me and the board. In the process, she kept me close to her just long enough for her to create a board for herself and two other board members (whom btw were also moderators on my board, which isn't cool IMHO). Then they secretly private messaged everyone that they felt needed to "leave my board and come to theirs" all my members told me what was going on, and that's when I got pissed. Not that they made a new board, there are MANY spin off boards from mine, and I even belong to some of them. But the fact that they did this all in secret, bashed me and my board (and yes, if you bash my board you bash me for the amount of time i put into this) AND they blocked my IP from their board, which clearly sent a message.

Bottom line, people have feelings. Even if you don't think they know things they do. And they have other people watching out for them because of the way that they have been treated in the past.

Cleaver title - if you are a whiner and know it......blog. Hmmm......how bout this one - People who live in glass houses shouldn't cast stones.