I didn't know this week would have this effect on me. Can anyone relate?

[KY_EnviroGuy]

142. Thanks for expressing that so eloquently.

As a 70YO man who was raised in the country to respect women to the letter (and taught that in church), I also am appalled at the extent of recent revelations. That clearly demonstrates how much of this emotional and physical violence has been kept hidden.

That said, even with my good raisin', I never realized how important it is to be conscious of the emotional impact of all my actions on others until I was deeply involved in a alcohol recovery program in my early 40s and looked back at many events in my life. That process shook me to my core. I never forced myself on any woman in any way, but I sure as hell left a few crying at my departure and that can leave deep emotional scars.

I seriously believe we are failing most of our youth by not teaching them simple elementary psychology beginning at an early age so they learn to carefully look at both the emotional and physical effects of their daily actions. That process requires humble reflection. Unfortunately, in our materialistic/capitalistic world today, too many parents are stone cold to the need for teaching this in the home.

It also wouldn't hurt to have a similar programs in workplaces. We tend to only look at financial and physical effects of improper actions and that needs to stop. Learning to be sensitive to other's emotions can temper even the worst of our primitive impulses.

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