Drama....happens

So, as of this morning I'm a Guild Master. Not a planned transition, but rather a drama transition.

Not sure what specifically caused this to happen (tho I think I may have played a big part) but here's the summary of events. Bunch of guildies are online, various things being chatted about. One person is whispering me that she's upset, I'm giving advice, also chatting with my mother-in-law who asks complicated questions that take all my attention so I wasn't really following gchat that well.

Then suddenly, M, the GM and founder, transfers GM-ness to me, gquits and logs out. She said nothing to anyone, just vanished.

Why do I think I played a big part in the drama? Mostly because outside of WoW I commented to M that she was overreacting about something the other day -- I was actually trying to get her to step back and relax, to not take certain things to heart so that she wouldn't feel so stressed (she has enough life stress, doesn't need to compound it by taking random crap personally). She saw my comment as attacking her, not helping her, and said so. Add to her feeling that she was being attacked by me a guild defection that upset her and a bunch of other little things going on in the guild and you have a moment where it gets overwhelming...and so she tossed off the item overwhelming her.

I don't want to be a GM -- I do my best to stay away from responsibility in all areas of my life. I'm honest enough about my shortcomings to know that I want (crave) attention and flattery, and don't want more work. But I'm grown up enough that I don't shirk responsibility when it's handed to me (tho not so grown up that I stop whining). That means it's up to me to keep things together until M reaches a point in her life where she can come back.

Gah...this is not what I had in mind for relaxed Sunday.