The Golden Rule

[DrPhil]

Originally Posted by shirley1929

And maybe that's what the very crux of my point is. Given that it's the written word, tone is VERY subjective. I didn't mean to be condescending, and yet I came off that way to you. You (the collective you of course) can come off that way as well, so we should all just be a little more careful in wording I guess.

Was that your only point in creating this thread? LOL.

Originally Posted by shirley1929

And sometimes you (the collective you, of course) aren't given the opportunity to apologize. The noob just slithers off because they're scared of your tone.

Boohoo to the noob who slithers off? Good gracious. LOL.

Originally Posted by shirley1929

Not gonna lie...that sounded hella creepy to me. So, some poor girl who did absolutely NOTHING wrong except having a mom who is overzealous and shares a little too much has to "pay the consequences"? And you're justifying it?

Do you seriously think she is justifying what happened? I think you don't really know which battle you're fighting. There are a few battles here, some of which are exaggerated.