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Originally Posted by lynzy420  I think I am significant...no one is spoiling the fun, not my intention at all, I am voicing my reasons for not joining at why others have told me they don't join. Join all you want, all the power to you, I think its great and I look at the smile boxes. I am simply saying why I and many others have not joined. Obviously it is clear that the GE is flailing by the amount of people not joining. I don't think they should be done away with, although at other times I have. The hateful demeaning things that were said and plastered here forever during the "missing boxes" for a few of the GE's were awful, even if they were true. We are adults, GE's are great when its for all the right reasons.
I personally would hate to see them go, for the record. |
I personally love the GE. But... I was in too many too close together and I did get "caught" up in some of the negative.
It is in my personality to love to give, and I enjoy giving. I think we have a negative part of our personalities and love drama...so it was created in the ge. Some people are loving, kind and generious to a fault and some are in the ge for what they perceive they are getting. It cause resentment when someone felt they gave "so much" and did not "receive" that back. I will say two things
1st... in viewing the smileboxes...remember some of us are close and of course when sending a box to a "friend" you will go overboard. If you look at one of the last ge I was in Lisa and I were sb. We went crazy!!
Also, when I did not get a box, when my dh was in for a bmt over the christmas holidays I received so many gifts it was crazy. I cried for days. It wasn't that I got things it was the effort, the love, the caring that was shown. That is what I hold dear to my heart. I know a small gift form a person who is struggling is as or more dear then a person who has it all.
2nd... I had a blast on the ge I had the little Jack (rescue with one eye) the fun I had planning that box was beyond great. The smilebox that my sb made of the box made me sooo happy!!! I will always smile when I remember.
This last ge I entered saying I don't care what I receive!!! I will have fun planning and creating my box. I had a great time making the box, I loved everything I put in the box!!! I also had a great sb...Marta .. and was so pleased to make a new friend and had a great box from her!!
So... I do agree it would be great to set a LIMIT !! I think the people who go into the ge exspecting more will have to deal with themselves.
Lynzy... I would love to have you for a sb...I am lucky I can sew and would spoil Vennie
And sometimes a few things that are right on.. are better then going overboard.
I will only go into another ge if my mindset is on how much fun I will have spoiling my sb..