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Jen, I can see your point, about other people using the lack of common sense and consideration and speaking before they think, thus, hurting feelings in the process. You must also remember that being in chronic pain makes all of us say and do things we typically wouldn't, if we were feeling better. I'm not trying to excuse poor behavior. I have found myself saying things that, perhaps, I shouldn't have said and I've been the receiver of a few unkind words. We are human and we're not perfect beings.

Quite frankly, I wouldn't want to be in a perfect world where everyone is a perfect being. There is no joy to be found when things are always good. How could we appreciate it when there would be nothing to compare it to?

I appreciate your thoughts and respect them, but I really thought this was a positive thread. How could it be derived as a negative? While I understand other's can make us feel terrible by thoughtless remarks, each and every one of us is responsible for his/her own happiness. How could you allow a small few so much power to drive you away from a place that you enjoy, especially when it is from behind a computer terminal? I wouldn't allow another that much control over my happiness, that's for sure. I have as much right to be here as the next person and I won't allow another to take that away from me over such trivial things.

When you think about it, everything boils down to attitude, how you perceive things, and how well you handle the little obstacles thrown your way.

You did want feedback, otherwise you could have simply ended your membership, walked away, and never looked back. You don't post such things if you don't want the input of others. Maybe this was a way to get negative feedback so that you could validate yourself and say, "See, I was right about this place!" And when you tell others not to flame you, you're essentially telling them to flame you. For a great majority, people just don't like to be told what they should or should not do and it will prompt them to do the opposite. It's the rebel that exists in certain people and they find it quite challenging. Weren't you like that as a kid? When your folks told you not to do something, you were bound to do it? No, not everyone is like that, but behavior that is instilled in us when we're young sometimes tends to cross over into our adulthood.

The point I'm trying to make is that while most of us like to live our lives as controversey-free as possible, it is nearly impossible to avoid all of the negatives of the world. If you don't like what someone here is saying, you know that you do have the option to ignore them and not further provoke their ill behavior. There is a neat little tool on here, when you go to a user's profile, that says "Ignore this user." It's located in the lower, right-hand corner of the screen. Now, I haven't used it, but I'll bet you won't see anymore of their posts once you click on it and then you can enjoy reading the posts of those you respect and admire.

It's sad that you will end your membership, though you did post this on the Free Member side and it is always an open board and renewing membership is not required. At least not to my knowledge. Perhaps you will reconsider as I'm sure you would have plenty that you could contribute to this community.

Either way, best of luck to you.

lemongrass

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