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I've been thinking about this most of the night and I have finally decided what I wanted to say.
See, what I don't understand is why people hold only Peter responsible... for just about everything. I too was missing from the majority of these meetings and was also an Officer. How is Peter's leave of absence any different from mine? I mean, we're both away, we're both club leaders, and now we're both leaving in opposition, yet Peter is the only 'evil' one in these events. It perplexes me to no end, honestly.
But, I can say, with no hesitation, that Peter's intentions were never to kill the club. In fact, the meeting that stopped meetings, he was not even there. So how is it fair to blame just Peter? Unfortunately, like Peter, I have been away on business too. And I love how bettering ourselves and providing for our family and whatever our family be in the future, is a bad thing. Just because we don't work for someone else, makes us selfish and uncaring. But in reality, by starting our own business, we will be bringing potential jobs to the Milwaukee area in the near future. We will be providing a safe place for Milwaukee's teenagers to hangout and stay out of trouble. And, we will be bringing an arcade and anime store to Milwaukee, which Milwaukee severely needs. So, I just roll my eyes when people think what we're doing is purely for our own selfish benefit. Sure, we'd like to provide a financially stable household for our future family while not having to work under the thumb of someone who's getting paid more to manage how we do our job. But we're also doing it because we're fans of anime and gaming and we want to share the joys that brought us together with other people. If that's what you consider selfish, well, I guess so be it. Because THAT is the reason we have not been around at VOA. Not because we're sitting at home picking our butts, but because we easily put 40+ hours into our job in one weekend.
But I'd also like to ask, does everyone forget, that the Vice President is supposed to take care of things when the President isn't around? While Peter and I were off WORKING, how long did it take before Jesse or Tim got a meeting location? How about the lack of our nonprofit status is because it was incorrectly filed while Tim was President? Without that nonprofit status, we've completely ruled out ever going back to the WMCC, because they wanted a ridiculous amount of money for a meeting. But I'm sure we haven't just ruled out the WMCC. We've probably ruled out several community centers that would probably work a lot better for the club needs than the last few locations VOA has met at. So before you point the blame, there were other officers still in the area, fully capable of taking care of club business. But let's add insult to injury and let it be known, that through all the traveling and heavy workload, Peter still set time aside to push the other officers to get stuff done in the club when he could not. He had contact will all the officers and even still sent out 1 or 2 of the club emails when he wasn't even going to BE at the meeting! A lack of dedication? I think not. Peter put his heart into making this club better, but obviously it wasn't enough. Running the club by himself was never enough for anyone. And honestly, that's how it felt. Just how many times does a guy have to nudge someone through email before it gets done? How many nights does a guy have to stay up until the early morning to get things ready for the meetings, because no one else will do it? Just how many new members need to sign up before people realize that Peter was good for the club?
Sam, I hate to say it, but for someone who is so smart academically, you've proven that you are still quite naive to the world. Things aren't black and white. And I can say, before I left the meeting last night, I KNOW you don't speak for everyone. Because other people VOICED that they DON'T feel the same way you do. In fact, I've had at least one member and a few guests say they won't be showing up anymore because Peter and I won't be coming back. I had at least 3 people at the meeting upset that we were leaving and even suggested we start our own club. So, NO Sam, you DON'T speak for the membership. You are just one person who happens to be under the wing of Molly. And boy, you say one day you hope I realize what as jerk Peter is and I divorce him, well I hope you take those rose colored glasses off and see Molly for who she truly is. Because the way she spoke to Peter, is NOT how a friend talks to one another. And hopefully you'll eventually see the radical point of view Molly has on life and realize, it's not a healthy perspective of the world. And the Gods help you if you ever cross Molly. Maybe then, you'll realize that Peter is not the evil one, but in fact was clearly attacked by this woman.
And for those of you who don't feel the club is a business, then yes, I agree. Rip up the constitution, do away with officers, and just be a group of friends who hang out together. Because obviously what Peter has brought to the Club was a TERRIBLE thing. A projector and screen, a LCD tv, a variety of snacks, a pizza oven... Oh yes, what TERRIBLE attributes to the club. You might as well just throw those things away. And in fact, you might as well just throw all the money Peter helped accumulate from these attributes away, as well. Because money is EVIL and why would a club of friends need it?
So in closing, I'd really like to say, if you really think Peter is evil, then you truly don't know him. He is a smart, honest man, who wanted nothing more for this club than for it to be the most successful and largest in Milwaukee. He's hard working, a brilliant business man, and I'm so glad I married him. He may seem like an 'ASS' at times to some, but really, who doesn't come off as an 'Ass' at one point or another? I hope people can take a step back and realize this. Because we are only human, and that's the truth.
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