Ask me anything

[miss_s_b]

Ask me a question. Anything you like. As long as I am not infringing anyone else's privacy, I will answer it to the best of my ability.

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[miss_s_b]

Oh if you want to help your local party they will almost always give you leaflets to deliver. It's one of my main bugbears. This does not engage people with the party! However, you're right, taking a delivery route will be a route into the party machinery.

[frankie_ecap]

That's really helpful, thank you. I will screw my courage to the sticking post and say yes, even though I'm still reluctant. But not until I've navigated the important college deadline next week that I found out about by accident three days ago.

Can't say as I feel particularly engaged, but maybe that will change. And if it doesn't, I can always stop.

[miss_s_b]

I'm a party officer, and I'm not feeling particularly engaged at the moment ;)

[frankie_ecap]

Do you mind my asking what are the reasons? since we're still on the 'ask me anything thread :-)

[miss_s_b]

Oh, the frustrations of dealing with fallible human beings; myself included.

[frankie_ecap]

For me, I find that dealing with my own fallibility is so much harder than others'. And when I'm triggered by other people, it's almost always because they have some quality that I dislike or repress or want to change in myself.

[miss_s_b]

Oh God I recognise that. I get annoyed with people for being flakey and unreliable, which is a major trait I have. And yeah, I am much harder on myself than anyone else is, and than I am on anyone else.

[frankie_ecap]

I suspect that some of this is human nature, and I'm not even sure I'd want to change it in its entirety - I'm nervous of going easy on myself. But I'm sure that I also cause myself unnecessary pain and sometimes I make it harder for myself to do things because I'm beating up and beaten up. It's very hard to put this down, though.

[miss_s_b]

Yes, it is hard to put down. One day I might get better at it...

[frankie_ecap]

Sending you good wishes and hoping you become more engaged soon. Thanks for this - it really has helped.

[miss_s_b]

No worries. Glad to be of help.