and the others who are going at each other. Mrs. Flipper here. What is up with all these hostilities lately? Did the Watchtower sneak subliminal art onto this site to "divide and conquer" us?
This is a support group in that most here have had serious trauma, bare our souls, give and receive help, AND sometimes are not at our best emotionally. It's not a damned tea party. It's not a church group where everyone thinks and behaves the same. This is an opportunity to learn how to voice opinions, argue, be assertive, be forgiving, learn to apologize, open our minds a bit, and accept the fact that some people can have very different attitudes than our own but still have value as a person, and (gasp) be in our group. Even those we don't particularly enjoy can provide their points of view - it's educational which is important.
My dad is a Rush Limbaugh Republican, I am a Green. We are family, love each other, and have learned to get along. we both think the other is somewhat crazy. If I didn't hear some of his opinions spoken I probably wouldn't believe someone could think that way.
So because of personal slights, rudeness, insults, misunderstanding and threats made in the heat of anger (by someone I think we all know would never follow through on) we have lost valuable, interesting and helpful posters who are good people. Another very good person is being dissed and shunned with some kind of mob mentality. Jesus Christ - cut some slack! This is a waste of energy if this is how it ends up.
With what's going on in the world it's not worth getting all hateful about good people getting their panties in a twist and misbehaving.
As for respecting the rules, that's a good thing until it becomes like 6 year olds getting suspended from school for having aspirin, because that's the way the rules written, end of matter, no discussion. I'm hoping you guys can make it good with each other and come back. I would really miss all of you. You all have been really good here. Mrs. Flipper