[blparent] Taking offense to comments

[Veronica Smith]

I feel the same.  My husband always tells me, you can't get mad at someone
on email, you cannot hear what they said or what they meant.
I try to think of it as their opinion and everyone is entitled to just that.
If I find myself getting upset, I hit the del button and move on.

-----Original Message-----
From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
Behalf Of Bridgit Pollpeter
Sent: Wednesday, September 26, 2012 12:54 PM
To: blparent at nfbnet.org
Subject: [blparent] Taking offense to comments

Tracey,

Don't let this deter you from seeking advice or suggestions for the list.
Invariably, any topic, especially if commented on enough, will ride off onto
tangents, and quite often it can become heated on the list. I have always
advised on any listserve that people read things carefully and re-read any
comments they make before clicking on send because in written form, it can
be difficult to determine tone and intent. With this particular thread, I've
read post after post of those taking offense or being judgmental, but when
reading the original myself, I fail to see the problem. I say all this to
let you know to not stop being inquisitive or posting because people will do
what they do regardless, and after-all, we can choose to ignore posts and
threads and not read them if we take too much offense or are bothered by
them. Your original post about cloth diapers was just fine, and it has been
a great discussion in general; all of us just need to make sure we temper
our responses and read carefully before jumping to assumptions or taking
offense.

Sincerely,
Bridgit Kuenning-Pollpeter
Read my blog at:
http://blogs.livewellnebraska.com/author/bpollpeter/
 
"History is not what happened; history is what was written down."
The Expected One- Kathleen McGowan

Message: 19
Date: Tue, 25 Sep 2012 19:05:38 -0400
From: Tracey Turri <turri.tracey at gmail.com>
To: Blind Parents Mailing List <blparent at nfbnet.org>
Subject: Re: [blparent] Cloth Diapers Anyone?
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I think because the cloth diapering conversaytion got so out of hand, people
are trying to change the subject.  I'm sorry I brought this subject up in
the first place, I had no idea I would be stering up a hornets nest by
asking about cloth diapering.


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