Here as requested
A friend mentioned this thread about me and after reading it, I thought I'd add my own thoughts/comments and replies. I may bounce around a little as I don't have the actual thread up, so I am going by memory.
First and foremost, if you must refer to me as a crustacean, I'd prefer Japanese spider crab - prettier shell. I find it odd and a little sad that I would find myself spoken of in hostile terms by people who know absolutely nothing about me. Thanks to those of you who didn't take a dig at me - you're the reason I decided I would come here to reply.
I've read everything online, good and bad, complementary and damning, over the past 12 years. I've been "out" for a good long while. I am sorry if you found the post on Marty's blog difficult to understand, but it was an email written to someone who shares a similar vocabulary and so I didn't edit it or censor it in any way for people who might not have the same background. For the record, I respect Mark Rathbun for what he's doing but I am by no means his follower. After my time in the church, I'll never be a follower of any man or group again.
re: the question about my intention to be active again: I was staff for 10 years, which I'm sure you know means that I never received "money for auditing others" above the pittance that staff receive for their "volunteering". I don't expect or particularly want that to change - I have a good job and a good life and am not looking to give that up so that I can "prey upon the weak" as the statement implied. But I do believe that the lower grades and the various processes at the "lower" end have benefit. If you yourselves tried it and hated it and moved on, ok. I can respect that. I tried it and didn't hate it, and I want to have it back in my life. Can you respect that?
Kim Loss