# Sampiro, we're all here for you **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [May 31, 2006, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sampiro-were-all-here-for-you/358935 "2006-05-31T21:35:05Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![ivylass](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/9de053/32.png) [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2006, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sampiro-were-all-here-for-you/358935/81 "2006-06-01T19:29:27Z")
Go do what you need to do. We’ll be here when you come back. ---
**Author:** ![taxi78cab](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e47c2d/32.png) [@taxi78cab](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/taxi78cab)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2006, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sampiro-were-all-here-for-you/358935/82 "2006-06-01T21:06:44Z")
Everything’s been said so well already so I’ll just add my voice to the chorus giving their support. ---
**Author:** ![Cranky\_Hermit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/13edae/32.png) [@Cranky\_Hermit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cranky_Hermit)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2006, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sampiro-were-all-here-for-you/358935/83 "2006-06-01T21:09:41Z")
So very sorry to hear about your mama, **Sampiro**. The other stuff truly sucks but when you consider the source… ---
**Author:** ![YaWanna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/bbce88/32.png) [@YaWanna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YaWanna)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2006, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sampiro-were-all-here-for-you/358935/84 "2006-06-01T22:01:06Z")
I hope I’m not too late to add my sympathies regarding your mother’s terminal illness. I don’t know you or your work as well as most of the others, but what I’ve read of yours is enjoyable. I find the harassment issue unfathomable, and hope you don’t let it get to you. Take heart. ---
**Author:** ![dwyr](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dwyr/32/363_2.png) [@dwyr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dwyr)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2006, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sampiro-were-all-here-for-you/358935/85 "2006-06-01T22:47:41Z")
[QUOTE=taxi78cab] Everything’s been said so well already so I’ll just add my voice to the chorus giving their support. [/QUOTE] Me too. From a semi-southerner. ---
**Author:** ![exastris](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/b38774/32.png) [@exastris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/exastris)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2006, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sampiro-were-all-here-for-you/358935/86 "2006-06-01T23:54:38Z")
Also wanted to add my support, **Sampiro**. If there’s anything you need that those of us who live far away can help with, please don’t be afraid to say so. Seriously. You’ll be in my thoughts. ---
**Author:** ![Monstera\_deliciosa](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/monstera_deliciosa/32/109_2.png) [@Monstera\_deliciosa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monstera_deliciosa)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2006, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sampiro-were-all-here-for-you/358935/87 "2006-06-02T00:02:46Z")
Sampiro, I haven’t been here long enough for you to know me, but I sure feel like I know you. My life has been enriched by your posts. I’m very sorry to hear about your mother, and I am also sorry that some people just don’t know how to act, and that you’ve been subjected to cruelty and mockery in your time of need. My thoughts are with you. ---
**Author:** ![Nic2004](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/4491bb/32.png) [@Nic2004](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nic2004)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2006, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sampiro-were-all-here-for-you/358935/88 "2006-06-02T01:14:06Z")
**Sampiro** , my heart felt sympathy to you and yours. I can relate all too well to the emotions you are dealing with right now. I am also truly sorry you’ve had to deal with asshats of this magnitude at such an inappropriate time. As to the comment about (I paraphrase) being a bad reaction for a Southerner let me say as a Florida born that it was done in GRAND Southern Style! A gauntlet to the lips would have been no better than that one. Hang tough. We all think very highly of you. To the **Mods** - A hearty tip of the hat to you. You take a lot of grief at times and this was a stand-up decision on you part. Thanks ---
**Author:** ![Agnostic\_Pagan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c4cdca/32.png) [@Agnostic\_Pagan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Agnostic_Pagan)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2006, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sampiro-were-all-here-for-you/358935/89 "2006-06-02T01:19:01Z")
I just want to add my voice to the chorus also. Your stories are a major reason I am proud to be a Doper, and became a member, rather than just a lurker. That you are willing to share your trials and tribulations with us encouraged me to open up more myself. You are one of the greatest treasures of this community. I have lost my mother also and know how difficult it is. You have my deepest sympathies. I hope that you find all the comfort you need. AP ---
**Author:** ![Pixiesnix](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/898d66/32.png) [@Pixiesnix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pixiesnix)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2006, 4:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sampiro-were-all-here-for-you/358935/90 "2006-06-02T04:29:47Z")
I hate to say what everybody else said, but…what everybody else said. And better than I could. I’m so sorry you’re having to go through all this. ---
**Author:** ![Moirai](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/96bed5/32.png) [@Moirai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moirai)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2006, 4:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sampiro-were-all-here-for-you/358935/91 "2006-06-02T04:50:48Z")
[QUOTE=Dangerosa] Sampiro - not even going to go look in that other thread, this tells me everything I want to know about the trainwreck. [/QUOTE] Same here. I sent you an email, but I wanted to post a “me too” here! We care about you and would do anything to help, and I think you know that. Hug Mamma for us, please. ---
**Author:** ![Rhiannon8404](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rhiannon8404/32/17929_2.png) [@Rhiannon8404](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhiannon8404)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2006, 5:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sampiro-were-all-here-for-you/358935/92 "2006-06-02T05:01:00Z")
Sampiro, sweetie, I just wanted to add my own “praying for you and your family” to all the rest. Best wishes and lots of cyber-hugs. ---
**Author:** ![Hunter\_Hawk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/50afbb/32.png) [@Hunter\_Hawk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hunter_Hawk)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2006, 6:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sampiro-were-all-here-for-you/358935/93 "2006-06-02T06:00:47Z")
**Sampiro** , I somehow managed to completely miss all the threads that led up to this, so I apologize for jumping in late…that being said, I ain’t the praying type, but I’ll try to send good vibes your way. Add me to the list of “You need anything, go ahead and ask” folks. ---
**Author:** ![FlyingRamenMonster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ce7236/32.png) [@FlyingRamenMonster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlyingRamenMonster)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2006, 12:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sampiro-were-all-here-for-you/358935/94 "2006-06-02T12:11:21Z")
I was walking down the street today and I thought to myself, “I wonder how Sampiro is doing?” My sympathies. I know I can’t do anything for you, but I hope you’re holding up okay. Don’t forget to take care of yourself. ---
**Author:** ![betenoir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/258eb7/32.png) [@betenoir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/betenoir)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2006, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sampiro-were-all-here-for-you/358935/95 "2006-06-02T14:41:06Z")
[QUOTE=Sampiro] I’m going to take a hiatus from the boards for a while for obvious reasons (stressed? just a tad). [/QUOTE] Understandable. But at the same time, writing can be a good vent for stress. Particularly for someone who’s so obviously a writer. And you clearly have a lot of sympathetic ears (eyes?) around here. Count me as one (err…two?) more. Hang in there. {{{{{{{{{Sampiro}}}}}}}}}} ---
**Author:** ![betenoir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/258eb7/32.png) [@betenoir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/betenoir)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2006, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sampiro-were-all-here-for-you/358935/96 "2006-06-02T14:42:31Z")
[QUOTE=Sampiro] 😉 (I can hear her now bitching about how much she overpaid for the sunscreen.) [/QUOTE] 😃 Perfect. ---
**Author:** ![phall0106](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/phall0106/32/5934_2.png) [@phall0106](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/phall0106)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2006, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sampiro-were-all-here-for-you/358935/97 "2006-06-02T14:44:01Z")
**Sampiro** , you and your family are in my thoughts. Hang in there. ---
**Author:** ![koeeoaddi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/koeeoaddi/32/408_2.png) [@koeeoaddi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/koeeoaddi)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2006, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sampiro-were-all-here-for-you/358935/98 "2006-06-02T15:42:40Z")
Add me to the list of admirers and well wisher, **Sampiro**. As a literary icon, your mom is right up there with Florence King’s granny. You are both is in my thoughts. ---
**Author:** ![Ice\_Wolf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/dfb087/32.png) [@Ice\_Wolf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ice_Wolf)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2006, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sampiro-were-all-here-for-you/358935/99 "2006-06-02T16:02:09Z")
Another one signing the good wishes card that is this thread. ---
**Author:** ![Arabella\_Flynn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8491ac/32.png) [@Arabella\_Flynn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arabella_Flynn)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2006, 5:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sampiro-were-all-here-for-you/358935/100 "2006-06-03T05:22:51Z")
I wish I knew what to say. I’ve been lurking about here for years, and one of the reasons I finally crawled out of the woodwork was because I’ve read Sampiro’s stories for a long time. I have snorfed coffee onto the monitor over some of them and banged my head on the desk over others. I figured it wouldn’t hurt to add one more name to the list of people who wish him well. So, consider me added to the Sampiro Support List. Hang in there, man. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sampiro-were-all-here-for-you/358935.md?page=4) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sampiro-were-all-here-for-you/358935.md?page=6)