How to return To 43Things by HippieChick2

"I had a royal hissy fit one day and deleted my old account; Hippiechick1955"

How I did it: Generally I try to never take action out of anger.  I try really hard to cool off before I act, but this time I did not.  I was angry and I deleted my account.   BIG MISTAKE!!!  Over the next few days I really missed the friends I had made on 43T over the past 4 years and I missed the daily interaction. 

Lessons & tips: When I deleted, all my posts for the past 4 years were deleted as well, never to be recovered.  That is sad for me as some of them were reflective of some important moments in my life.  All the almost 19,000 cheers that I had given over the past 4 years were deleted as well which adversely impacted people I cared about.  My tip would be to NEVER delete.  Open a new account if you feel the need to take a break or abandon your old account, but know that the ramifications of deleting are widespread and irreversible.

Resources: I was surprised at how many people actually wanted me to come back.  I clearly still have a very different opinion of myself than other people do. This has always been a problem for me; something that I bring forward from my childhood.  The friends I have made on 43T were my biggest resource and support.  I had only been back 2 or 3 days and I already had climbed to 30 subscribers.  The number is still rising as people realize that I have deleted and come back.  For someone who continues to struggle with self worth, knowing that so many people actually missed me and honestly wanted me to come back is an awesome affirmation!!!  I am grateful for this!


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Aug 14, 2009, 10:05AM PDT | 23 comments | 88 cheers


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Pajodama is under stress.

:D

I’m glad you came back. ((((HC))))

Aug 14, 2009, 09:08PM PDT | Respond to this 2 cheers

heaveemetal Nothing lasts forever, and you know that hearts can change

I'm glad you came back...

I actually made screenshots of the thread you were attacked in…just to save them for future reference…

Aug 15, 2009, 08:29AM PDT | Thread | Respond to this 5 cheers

HippieChick2 ♥ Part Deux ♥ is trying to find a balance between work and play

OMG . . .

you are sofa king funny Heavee!!!

That wastotally me . . . rolling around in agony!!!

xo

Aug 15, 2009, 09:14AM PDT | Respond to this 4 cheers

Pajodama is under stress.

LMAO!

Heavee and his animations. I love them, they speak by themselves.

It’s too bad that I don’t have any cheer at this moment but I will come back ;)

Aug 15, 2009, 07:26PM PDT | Respond to this 3 cheers

razz51

You are appreciated

You are valued and you make killer sandwiches! and you have that cute dog

Glad you’re back and you make our lives better for being in them!

Aug 15, 2009, 05:39PM PDT | Thread | Respond to this 2 cheers

HippieChick2 ♥ Part Deux ♥ is trying to find a balance between work and play

Well, that cute dog says that you should visit again

soon and let me make you a killer sammich!!!

Aug 17, 2009, 12:14PM PDT | Thread | Respond to this 2 cheers

razz51

I can barely afford to go to the corner

Much less Arizona! But when I do get the dough to go, you and Concho will have to put up with me.

Aug 17, 2009, 12:59PM PDT | Respond to this

loveinthecure is...

I deleted once too

and learned my lesson – glad you decided to come back.

Aug 15, 2009, 08:05PM PDT | Thread | Respond to this 1 cheer

Pajodama is under stress.

I was about to delete once but I decided to stay.

Aug 15, 2009, 08:34PM PDT | Thread | Respond to this 1 cheer

HippieChick2 ♥ Part Deux ♥ is trying to find a balance between work and play

and . . .

I am glad you stayed Paj!!!

Aug 16, 2009, 06:26PM PDT | Respond to this 2 cheers

Jessy

Hippiechick, I am so

very glad you came back! 43T would not be the same without you!

Aug 17, 2009, 05:35AM PDT | Respond to this 2 cheers

Kanard

I didn't know you deleted...

... because I haven’t been here much, but had I found out you were gone I would have been so sad.

(((HUGS)))) back!!!

Sep 01, 2009, 03:48PM PDT | Thread | Respond to this

HippieChick2 ♥ Part Deux ♥ is trying to find a balance between work and play

How about you stop by more often???

I love hearing about your new home and all about the pingos and the adventures in home schooling!!!

Sep 01, 2009, 03:59PM PDT | Respond to this 4 cheers

Flirt is back in the 21st century - computer wise!!! is doing what she can to help the Reading, Kansas tornado victims

I am so, so, so happy you're back!

((((((HIPPIECHICK))))))

Sep 01, 2009, 04:42PM PDT | Respond to this

SlayneB is back again on 43 things.

Yay!!!!!!!

She’s back! That is indeed a beautiful thing. The New & Improved HippieChick 2.0, now complete with firewall and anti-malware protection. But still featuring the user-friendly, smart, savvy program we’ve come to love

I know what it’s like to be attacked here, it can be both shocking and hurtful, now I just avoid the meanies, and jut focus on the wonderful folks here, and there are so many of them. I made that a goal here (ah good 43 type habits) and certain threads and people I simply avoid.

You, of course, were not one of them. =)

Sep 15, 2009, 12:58PM PDT | Respond to this 2 cheers

Luna is taking a break from 43T. She will be back :)

Glad to see you again :)

Hey, HippieChick2! I didn’t know you were away, as I myself left for more than a year. So sad that you erased your account —I guess a good quantity of our mutual cheers and cheerbombings were lost. But that doesn’t matter, we’re back here again! :)

We have a good saying in Spanish for this: “Borrón y cuenta nueva” which translates to “Erasure and new account”. Might not make much sense in English, but it is quite fitting in this situation.

Anyway, I’ll have to check out my subscriptions, as I believe I’ll need to resubscribe to you a second time around ;)

Oct 01, 2009, 10:23PM PDT | Respond to this

JudithKD Requests no links, tweets, or shared content ...thx!

Thank you for coming back...

and I’m sorry that things haven’t always been good here.

((many hugs!))

Judith

Nov 09, 2009, 11:41AM PST | Respond to this 1 cheer

newsurfiegirl is glad it is a new day

I'm sorry to hear you had a bad experience

but I am very glad you came back!

Nov 29, 2009, 02:40AM PST | Respond to this 3 cheers

Daphne is in love with life

Glad that you came back

or I never would have met you here! :)

Dec 27, 2009, 10:53AM PST | Respond to this

New Isabella "In gladness and in safety, May all beings be at ease." - Sutta Nipata

Gosh, I hated to cheer this...

‘cause it had 43 cheers, but I had to anyways. I’m glad you’re back too.

Apr 18, 2010, 09:42PM PDT | Respond to this 2 cheers

m0rn1ngst4r

I deleted

Almost two years ago (for various reasons), and I lost about two years of posts… I really, really regret losing a lot of the more creative stuff – 43T served as sort of a notebook for me – I used a lot of my 43T posts and expanded them into more complete blog posts or articles or poems.Live and learn, I guess…

May 29, 2010, 02:41PM PDT | Respond to this

DoggerBogger2 Happy New Year!

:)

Glad to hear it!

Before DoggerBogger2 there was DoggerBogger.

:O)

I’m glad I’m back too!

Happy 43Things -ing to you!!!

Dec 08, 2010, 11:37PM PST | Respond to this 2 cheers


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