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In reply to the discussion: rich guy posts his rich guy problem on twitter. twitter responds [View all]cui bono
(19,926 posts)I tried to explain that but you don't believe me. When you came at me angrily I got a bit defensive as well and replied rather than just apologize and let it go. I'm sorry about that.
I honestly was not excusing the name calling, I'm sorry my wording didn't convey that to you. Allowing for strong feelings about an issue does not allow for name calling, though, so I think you are reading more into that than is there, or at the very least not allowing for the possibility that the sentence may not have been constructed in the best way.
I stupidly did not foresee that my initial post would anger you so. I'm sorry about that and I'm sorry if it was insensitive. Had I had the intention of angering you or judging you I would have come right out and done so in a straightforward manner.
I always wonder about things and like to think about the whats and whys and this was bad timing as far as the place in thread and being as you are in a situation that you cannot change and of course you love your children dearly, as you should. That really is why I said this might be hard or something to that effect though, not to be condescending, as you took it, but because I knew it would be. Again, had I realized it would anger you so I wouldn't have said anything as my intention was not to anger you. Again, stupid on my part I guess.
This has all made me wonder if this is a conversation that can ever be had at all. Most adults do have children, so how do we do it if it will be offensive to those with children? I'm actually going to start an OP about it because it is very interesting to me to think about whether it is possible and how it would be possible. I mention it here so you don't come across it and think it is me going off and making an OP about you, directed at you or anything of that nature. It is just to explore exactly that, if it is possible for people to have this conversation at all, because this thread has made me wonder about that.
Again, I'm sorry what I said angered you. Please accept my apologies.