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Hey Joel,
I really enjoyed reading your blog. You are very blunt,and I like that because I'am as well. I believe that in life in most situations you need to be 100 even if it offends people. In some cases we all need to bit our tounges but some of us don't and that puts us in some bad situations. I have made alot of mistakes in life but I learned from them. I have only done county time and I'm glad I did because it woke me up. I'am a mother of two be dead from a drug overdose.Which I overdosed my first time in 6th grade off 3 extsay pills and 3 riddalen.lol i can't spell but what ever you say u don't judge so it is what is it. Loyalty is a big thing with me becuase I have been mistreated by alot of men. I have been walked all over stepped on and spit on and its time to wash my hands and move on in life. Right now at this point and time it's about me and my children and being sucsessfl in life. I would like to keep in contact if thats ok with you. I'm thinking about writting you from my address. PLEASE let me know if thats ok with you. Again it was nice reading your blog and responding. Just keep your head held high and things might get a little better!
thanks,
nikki
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I'm writing from Australia & the first thing that intrigued me about your blog post was that you said you're 'a convict and not an inmate'. I'm interested to know what the difference is between the two... my guess is some level of respect... but I could be wrong. I find it fascinating that although we both speak English, so much of the time it seems like we speak completely different languages.
The next thing I would like to say, and I hope that you don't take this as a negative comment, because it's not how it is meant at all. At worst, I hope you take it as 'constructive criticism'. I began writing to someone serving life in the U.S. almost 3 years ago now and had no interest in ever making judgments against him or disrespecting him in any way, I see no point in that, everyone's journey in this world is their own and none of us have a right to make judgements against anyone elses journey. What I wanted at the time was pretty much exactly what you're asking for here, a friend to correspond with over time, where we could really get to know each other and be part of each others lives. I wrote to 2 others before finding him, the first would have fit into your category of 'liar or con'. The second was close to his release & probably just got on with his life, as I never heard from him again but on my third attempt I found someone special and we now have a very mutually rewarding friendship. Because of this, because I found what I believe you're looking for, I would like to see you find the same through your request but the way you have worded this does come across as confrontational and possibly even threatening. To be specific, when you said "...any man who disrespects me had better be ready because one of us is going to the hospital" I might suggest is disrespecting the person who's reading your request. It comes across as a threat of violence and I don't think that's the first impression you intended to make when you wrote your letter. I would love to see you tone this down a bit and give yourself a better chance at finding the rewarding friendship I have with my friend serving life. I'm sure you have a lot to offer and I know first hand the good things that can come out of corresponding honestly with someone in a different circumstance from our own, I'd like to see you find this for yourself too.
Nicki