Sky,

Did your mother teach you (mine did) that you always have to be polite?

Who else was going to call this guy out, if you didn't?

It sounds like you did a good job of handling him too!

It sounds like his behavior and issues are enough to undermine the whole future of the project. It takes going against people like that to protect the greater good that will come out of this project in the future.

The guy sounds like a roadblock instead of a leader. Sounds like he needs to get out of the way of the volunteers.

Let's see. Did I leave anything out?

If I stand up for myself, and others, I tend to feel like I've done something wrong b/c of my upbringing.

I was the President of the Women at a very large church in Orlando, FL, when we lived there. The organization was dying when I took over. I can't tell you how many fights I had to wage to implement the changes I felt that were needed. I feel God led me through this, and today the organization is healthy and alive and thriving. I give the credit to God, and the courage He gave me to fight the good fight!

EJ