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Originally Posted by Grandessa
I'm not sure about the people you refer to. I believe that ownership of our own sense of personal power carries a lot of weight. Maybe just show up, shrug off the naysayers and dig deeply into your hobbies. With this plan, I have seen a lot of negative people fold like a cheap suit. There is no better attestation to your power and sense of righteousness, and that is why the more shallow people back off. You'll need a thick skin though��
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Ah, the thick skin. I would like to think I have one, but if I did, I wouldn't have posted here about this issue. So, once I re-enter these communities and the gossip starts to fly, (and it will b/c these people live for gossip, it's how they secure their social status with others), I just ignore the gossip about me (esp. from those third parties who will relay the gossip to me, as has happened to me before with other people). What if someone confronts me about my past connection with these people? What do I say? Do I say 'none of your business,' or 'why do you ask?'