theresape's shout trail with cattail - Help.com

Thanks, cattail. All I really want is to encourage other people to make good decisions so they will have better lives. And, to me, making good decisions involves taking responsibility for what WE do. We can’t control what someone else does. This covers just about every piece of advise I’ve ever given. Blessings on you …
Theresa

I see your point there. It’s absolutely not OK. I could only understand under an extreme circumstance (like a cheating spouse) that a person might react that way, but nobody should go around slapping other people.

Oh, I’m so sorry this whole thing was so stressful for you! I must try to stop discussing that matter anymore!!!

Oh, yeah, that’s ABSOLUTELY the stress I was talking about. You know, I just this moment answered a post from a teenage girl who thinks it’s OK to hit some guy because it happens at school (not on the street I guess is what she means), because the victim (ok, slap-ee) is her “friend” (with friends like her, who needs enemies?), and because “it’s just a slap.” And there I was, typing once again my old warning about how violence begets violence. Sigh! Deja vu all over again, as they say!

Yeah, it’s very addicting!! :) I hope it wasn’t all the stress over our “argument”!! I’m sorry if I added to the stress here… but anyway, back to helping folks, right?! :)

Hi Cattail–I hope you’re having a good weekend, too. After all the stress of the past couple of days, I vowed I would not even LOOK at this site over the weekend. But I couldn’t resist–just addicted, I guess! (You could call it The Thinking Woman’s Jerry Springer Show—lol!) Theresa

Peace! :) Thanks for sharing your experience. I hope you have a nice weekend! I do respect your point of view and appreciate all the advice you offer on help.com!!