My take on this whole awful affair.

[logansrogue]

Okay. So some of you may have discovered this terrible kerfuffle surrounding msscribe/light_music.

I wasn't going to say anything about it, but she's deleted her journal, so I feel free to make comment.

She was one of my online buddies. I had a lot of affection for her. I stepped up to defend her back in the day when she was in trouble cause of her 'nanny', even taking an icon to proclaim my faith in her. And she's been there for me when I've hit some terrible lows.

What's worse is that I fell for the whole bullshit about pottersginny. I was totally sucked in. I helped demonise GT, and I feel so fucking dirty and bad for that, cause GT never did anything wrong. If there were any Gryffindor Tower people around me today, I'd say I was very, very sorry, and that if I could, I'd try to bring back all that LJ and the shitstorm took from them. The lie made me into something I hate. A bully.

I think the worst thing is that I feel hurt. I hate being lied to. I'm glad I wasn't one of her super-close buddies. I did hold her to be H/Hr brethren, though, a respected comrade in my oft turbulent Ship. I looked up to her, cause she was funny, amusing, had great kids, and was just a generally cool person. I treasured her comments cause they were always heartening and smile-worthy.

I was ready to believe a rebuttal to this from her, but she deleted her journal so obviously - she was telling us all lies.

Dionne - it hurts, but it's not the worst thing that has ever been done to me. I'll miss you. I'm sorry that you had to make it like this.

Comments

[sl_walker]

I never looked behind the things she said, you know? I trusted her.

That's always the hardest part. There are so many people on the 'net who are honest, and so many who aren't. And after awhile it becomes kind very hard to differentiate. I've been lucky in that I've never had bad experiences like you and a lot of others have just suffered, but I can certainly imagine how hard it is.

... I have a cult status?

In a friendly, not-worshipped-but-respected-and-liked kinda way. Net buddies works too.

Don't let it break your heart. For every Msscribe, there's a bunch more friends who care without having to lie. My friend's a psychologist and quite an excellent one; she thinks that, from what she's read, Msscribe should seek professional help and that she needs professional help. Given how much I trust this girl's opinion, and how good she is at counseling, it does alter my views a little on your friend... it's harder to look at her as being a purely manipulative bitch if, in fact, she has a mental disorder that contributed to this fiasco. I'm not the expert, but like I said, I really do have a great deal of faith in my friend's opinion.

Her new LJ name is dejaspirit, I believe. If you do remain her friend, or ever reconnect with her, you might want to encourage her to seek some help.

[logansrogue.livejournal.com]

I'd rather be respected than worshipped. It's much healthier. :D

Thanks for letting me know her new LJ name. I don't know if I want to seek her out or not. I'm still smarting. I think it's pretty damned clear that Dionne needs some help. That shit was utterly bananas.

[sl_walker]

I think it's pretty damned clear that Dionne needs some help.

It is. I hope she gets it, for the sake of her kids (if she does, in fact, have kids or a kid), and just because it might help whatever desperate need fueled the disaster that was just exposed.

[logansrogue.livejournal.com]

She does. I've seen heaps of photos - they're real.