Posted by henrietta on February 14, 2005, at 18:50:50
In reply to Re: All, » henrietta, posted by Gabbi-x-2 on February 14, 2005, at 17:40:43
Well, I didn't want to get into specifics, here, but, for example, I would laugh mao if I saw the word a*n*c*s*t inadvertantly posted beside my name in a subject line. Yet it would never occur to me to tell that member that her very real distress was in some way not "real" because I wouldn't be upset, or because in MY neck of the woods that term was used on a daily basis and carried no weight..I would, and did, try to imagine her distress, and empathize, as did nearly every responding member of the board. I found that admirable. I am only asking that the same admirable empathy be extended to Rod . I am quite surprised (and I mean this sincerely) that you don't seem to grasp this point, since I think of you as a person capable of thinking outside your personal box.
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