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We're like the children of
dysfunctional parents
By Gail Person
August 13, 2005
Saturday
Comments that I hear from some local leaders and residents disturb
me regarding the dock issue. They remind me of a dysfunctional
woman throwing herself headlong into another risky relationship
with a new boyfriend. She says with a fearful and quivering voice
"but he'll LEAVE ME if I don't do this for him!" She
doesn't realize how insecure she is in her pursuit of security.
She doesn't realize that setting terms and conditions in the
relationship is what will lead to security and quality in her
life and that if he isn't being a team player it is better to
let him go. But her focus is only in keeping him appeased at
the moment not on quality of life for the long term. Her life
is left to luck and chance rather than from choice.
Are we prostrating ourselves
before industry again, fearful that if we don't perform they
will leave us? Maybe we'll be lucky this time, after all they
said some really sweet romantic things the other night. If the
cruise ship industry doesn't follow through after we perform
for them what will our cost be? We've already been left with
a child named Ward Cove from an old manipulative boyfriend. As
residents of this city and borough we are like the children of
dysfunctional parents left with a lower quality of life and at
times having to pay for our parents mistakes. I'm standing by
with hesitancy regarding the dock issue and the cruise ship industry
saying "Uh oh, there she goes again."
Gail Person
Ketchikan, AK - USA
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