You know Mary you are always welcome here.
We might not always agree but I have such respect and love for you. Doesn't matter that we have never met, I love you just the same for your intelligence, wit and kindness. I am not always the most tactful person here but I am honest.
And yes I have learned a lot. Learned about people in a way that surprised me.
I have learned that if I make a general comment about something, some will take offense for they see themselves in that comment when it was never thought of or directed toward them. They take offense when none was meant, it's within themselves that the offense takes place.
I am not one to take offense easily so it is hard for me to understand when people are so sensitive to any random comment.
But as I have said I have learned.
I have also learned to use the ignore button, tis lovely.
Anyway....
Several of you asked me to repost the pictures and I have. It is in general under Mgrandson.
Quote Originally Posted by Medusa View Post
I was going to refrain from posting but I feel that I have to speak up. Yes, Marigold has said some insensitive remarks, it's true. So have we all at one time or another, if not on PT, then at other times in other places. I'm not defending her remarks, just gently reminding us all, myself included, that she's part of the PT family.

A few years ago when I was oh so sad b/c I didn't know if my son would be able to come home for Christmas, I posted about it and she immediately PM'd me and invited me to spend Christmas w/her family. She gave me her phone number and directions to her home. She didn't really "know" me but she had enough compassion for me and trust in me to do that. As it turned out, I didn't go b/c the weather was horrible and I was afraid to drive that far in bad weather and perhaps drive back at night w/my lousy night vision. We spoke on the phone and again she comforted me and told me that I was welcome to join her family for the festivities. I will always remember her kindness when I needed it most. She just recently posted about rescuing a baby raccoon that, sadly, needed to be PTS. That was our opportunity to see a side of her that I wish we could see more of and to assure her that she did a good thing.

I hope that she's learned from all of this. I sure have.