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Ina -

If, by "shtick" you mean a kind of "playing the dozens" insult humor, I would say
that I don't have much of that any more - when I notice it, I put an end to it and
I don't like being around other people doing it.  (In my youth, I was a coctail
waitress, and it was the order of the day.  I got very good at it and it got very
old indeed.)

But, if you mean, is there a repetitive series or variations of category one
conversations I engage in with certain people to kind of control the situation,
then, definitely, yes.  Perhaps we all have our favorite "flavors" of shtick.

Where to next with Robin, i?

(Also, the serenity or whatever it could be called, disappeared and I was,
perhaps, more in "the soup" last evening and the better part of today than I've
been in a while.  I'm having having been totally racket-driven be an expression of
empowerment, due to my stand.  One amazing thing is how short the "seizure"
was...)

Love,
the other Robyn

InaRuth@aol.com wrote:

> Ina here:
>
> Thanks for your comments, Robyn.  "Seashells" are a gift exchange in some
> cultures (in explanantion of the "seashells" comment.
>
> Just a brief share (yea, right, ames).  I reflected today on what happened
> with my friend, Robin.  A lot of what happened appeared to be sibling "stuff".
> But then I realized that a lot of what Robin and I do when we're together over
> any period of time is play bicker.  (He's the friend I was with and the whole
> course went out to lunch).  And then I realized  - Robin and I do this shtick
> to avoid the intimacy of our friendship (it's a longstanding friendship, not
> romantic)..  So hmm.  And now I'm wondering and inquiring (alien research)
> into where else in my life do I do shtick (of whatever nature) to avoid
> experiencing intimacy. Any thoughts for yourselves?
>
> love
> i




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