Tipsy Tuesday?

I just totally made that up. I think. Somebody get that on a T-shirt. Stat!

Aggy's Mailbox

A bit of housekeeping before I get to today's letter: please send advice requests to aggysmailbox@gmail.com instead of just including as a comment on this nonsensical blog. I am merely a contributor to this shady publication and often don't read the posts or comments. Today's letter writer was fortunate their problem was forwarded to me by KatoAnon staff after posing their question on the "Hump Day" post.

Dear Aggy, Ever since I was a little girl I could never see other people pushed around or made fun off. Although my childhood wasn't so wonderful, I seem to care deeply for mistreated children and mistreated adults. I wonder if it my calling to help the less fortunate in the world. I'm just not sure how to do that? Sincerely!

Dear Anonymous, It's quite normal to have little tolerance for witnessing abuse. Those who relish seeing pain inflicted on others are unusual. Given this, it is unclear upon what you're basing your sense of "calling" in this area.

Of course, there are plenty of people out there who need help and many ways to help. I would suggest applying to be a foster parent, a CASA volunteer or mentor. You describe your childhood as not "so wonderful," which could mean many things. One of the benefits of trying to help through an established organization is a screening process and participation criteria that will help you determine whether such work is a healthy choice for you and whether you have the skills and traits to be of help to someone who needs it.

Work with those who have been mistreated is a delicate thing. If one is expecting something for themselves, whether some kind of vindication of their own wounds or glory and gratitude for the work, they could inadvertently do more harm than good as well as be profoundly disappointed in the results.

Above all, helping others should be about those receiving the help, not the helpers, and perhaps the most good any person can do to help others is, first, do no harm.

Hope this helped, and please keep a look-out for my new workshop tour coming to an area near you, "Finding Fulfillment in a Full of It World." The $49.99 enrollment fee includes a free workbook, t-shirt and a copy of my new book, "Don't Get Ripped off by Workshop Scams."

To forum or not to forum

The editorial team is debating whether to launch a forum connected to this blog.

Arguments for: there are things we'd like to throw out for discussion; posters to the Clark County Chatter are admonished for going "off topic" while we think that's half the fun; an alternative local forum has been taken over by people that get off on talking about perverted stuff, and we don't mean good perverted; it might be kinda cool.

Arguments against: there is no way we're going to spend every minute of the day moderating such a forum, but we will not allow posters to violate the "no hatin' unless funny and deserved according to primary author's taste" rule, and we have reason to believe some haters will have difficulty resisting. Actually, that's just one big, fat, ugly argument against, which sucks since haters shouldn't have that much sway.

Other thoughts?

The anti-climax

We know several readers spent the evening on edge waiting to hear about the big hoods vs. preps rumble scheduled to take place at the GCCS Admin Building.

It didn't happen. One hood and her favorite bean counter were there. The prep that will never actually be popular didn't show.

Tuesday editorial comment

Now, a question of etiquette - as I pass, do I give you the ass or the crotch?