thunderchicken
Grandmaster
To actually stand in others shoes is the thing. How I see a situation by my lifes experiences will not match yours or his. Maybe slightly or maybe not at all.
This is the same with "Opinions we express in the Forum. It is hard to read in the true emotion or inflection to the typed/printed word.
How you or I responded in that thread was in no way meant to incite. But it did.
Point very well taken. But voicing opinion and hearing what those who have lived it have to say can be enlightening and educational. Having an opinion doesn't require being an expert on a subject. But expression without having lived it seems to stir the pot rather than open conversation. Sometimes those who have lived it should explain how the process works and give justification for why it is how it is. I had a pm from Que that gave insight and has maybe changed my opinion a bit.