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- From: lauraf@classy.Jpl.Nasa.Gov (Laura Floom)
- Subject: Re: Sign of the times
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- Date: Mon, 21 Dec 1992 22:57:25 GMT
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- In article <1992Dec21.204703.17402@nynexst.com> clare@nynexst.com (Clare Chu) writes:
- >
- >> Kathie Riggle writes:
- >> Let's try an example. What if you had written this instead?
- >
- >> I think it's great that other parents trade off diapering, but not
- >> all parents choose to do that. My husband doesn't change diapers.
- >> One, he works long hours and does the laundry, grocery shopping and
- >> drops our child off at his mother's every single day. Two, I prefer
- >> to do the diaper changes. So, even though it may be nice to trade
- >> off chores, there are other ways to work it.
- >
- >>See? Now, who could flame you for that?
- >
- >Okay, O' Superior Goddess of NetWisdom, I'll give it a try:
-
- Clare:
-
- This is what some people are objecting to. You just get really nasty when
- people post something you dont like. Granted, Kathie did get a bit angry with
- you, and it showed, but she also gave you some good ways to phrase your
- questions without apprearing to be complaining. It isnt the complaints against
- your family that we find so hard to take, but your anger at people who take
- your posts at face value, and think "oh how awful, let me give this poor
- woman some advice". Your responses to those people have been positivly
- venomous, as was your response to my posting, and now to Kathie's. I wrote
- that post to give you something to think about. Other people have posted
- similar posts, and I have recieved several email followups from people who
- feel the same way, but dont feel like posting it. I sure didnt want to start
- a flame war, or give you another avenue to vent your excessive anger. So keep
- posting as you have been doing, but go easy on the people who give you the
- advice you ask for. Ask yourself why you are getting that sort of response.
- Other people can ask for advice on dealing with spouses, babysitters, inlwas,
- etc, without receiving such harsh advice. Maybe it is time to accept some of
- the responsibility for the advice you get, and not flame well meaning people.
- >
- >Anyone who doesn't like my posts, feel free to add me to your kill-file...
-
- Sigh, it doesnt work. I have tried it with other people. The problem is that
- the sort of people that make it in kill files are the types that get flamed
- alot, so you end up seeing it in the follow-ups, and then it is just confusing.
-
- Laura Floom
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