[Magdalen] This saying No is tough

[Marion Thompson]

When one gets older and, perforce, lives alone, loneliness and the need 
for human contact often kick in.  Maybe not for all, but I have two 
elderly friends who call and I recognize their need and do my best to 
accommodate them, perhaps doing penance for not having had the same 
forbearance when it was my own mother.

Marion, a pilgrim
On 2/3/2015 12:08 PM, Eleanor Braun wrote:
> I'm totally with you on this, Ann (and Scott).
>
> And to Scott's point, it is so much better regarding information if it's in
> writing.
>
> Eleanor, aka Swiss cheese for brains
>
> On Tue, Feb 3, 2015 at 12:00 PM, Ann Markle <ann.markle at aya.yale.edu> wrote:
>
>> Yep, I prefer email as well.  It's not hiding for me, but efficiency.
>> Wordy telephone conversations may be great for extroverts, but I just don't
>> have the time or patience for them, unless they're necessary - and usually
>> they're not.
>>
>> Ann
>>
>> The Rev. Ann Markle
>> Buffalo, NY
>> ann.markle at aya.yale.edu
>> blog:  www.onewildandpreciouslife.typepad.com
>>
>> On Mon, Sep 22, 2014 at 3:55 PM, Scott Knitter <scottknitter at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> On Mon, Sep 22, 2014 at 1:27 PM, Marion Thompson
>>> <marionwhitevale at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Nothing to do with anything, but it's refreshing in this day and age
>> when
>>>> someone actually bothers to call voice-to-voice rather than hiding
>> behind
>>>> the neutral email.
>>> I don't consider it hiding, and I find it helpful when people use
>>> email if all they're going to do is give me information or make a
>>> simple request for information.
>>>