[Nikolaj]

how can progress be made when you enjoy being victimised?
(concluded someone!)

I bet it can't be! Can it? And enjoying being victimized? Nah, that'd be wacky. Wouldn't it?
(I was feeling an expert on 'wacky' for starting this thread to begin with, and actually unplugged my laptop for 3 days!) I felt embarrassed and dumb to have started this thread, but I'm glad to have had so many incredible comments to read that mostly elevated it all.
I've said it before and don't mean it to sound kiss a** -- but man, there are some real literary talents here on The Ledge, really.
Hello to gldstwmn, wherever she may be. She was the first Ledge writer to really captivate me and keep me coming back, to discover other excellent writers here regularly. The Ledge is really something, isn't it?*
*Okay, that sounds kiss a** for sure. Stop typing, now