Originally Posted By DVC_dad <<<Ooh, I really don't think you of all people ought to be throwing around insults about the way people post on LP. You sure you really want to go there, DVC?>>> It's obvious you have a bone to pick with me over something, so go on, get it out on the table. What exactly is "IT" that you want to say Mele?
Originally Posted By DVC_dad LOL Tall, you're nuts. I'm not mad, this isn't headed for a train wreck not a knock down drag out fight. I'm just curious what I have done so wrong. If I AM wrong in some way, I want a chance to make amends. As for Pixie, she is alright with me and she knows that, or I hope she does. And if she don't, she probably really don't care, which is fine too. She carries a big stick around here and she isn't afraid to use it, and I respect that. That's all I was trying to convey...allbeit my timing may not have been the best.
Originally Posted By DVC_dad But when someone says something like <<< you of all people >>> well there is more to say that has gone unsaid in a statement like that, and I'd like to mend whatever is broken if possible.
Originally Posted By melekalikimaka DVC, it's just that you seem to have to apologize for what you say a *lot* on here. That to me is a lot more "bull in a china shop" than Pixie has ever been. That's all.
Originally Posted By knightnfrees Come on, people. We're all friends here. And friends shouldn't let friends steer bulls into a china shop, no matter what anyone tells you!
Originally Posted By DVC_dad I only apologize when someone points out to me that I am wrong. The first thing I do when someone offers an opposing view is, I consider that they may be right and I may be wrong. I try my best to look at it objectively. Doing this, my father taught me, perhaps may give the appearance that I am wishy washy and always fumbling around making mistakes, however, in reality, what it is doing is... If I really look objectively, and realize that the opposing view is right, and I am therefore wrong, I change my mind, AND THAT (sorry for caps) creates in me a person who is able to change, always evolving, always learning, always on the look out to gain a greater understanding of the world I live in. To me a man (or woman) who is able to bypass getting angry because someone sees something differently, and is able to say "...hey that person is actually right..." and then further be able to say two words we do not hear enough "I'm sorry..." that is a far greater character builder than the stodgy old "norm" who can never see the forest for the trees, can never apologize because they are never wrong, and will never change. I have apologized many times on LP, but NEVER to appease nor patronize anyone; yet only to admit that I was wrong. Over the past year and 3 months I have frequented LP, I have learned that I was wrong in the following ways, and Pixie has been responsible for more than one. 1.) I should not listen to my iPod while driving. 2.) I should not read while driving. 3.) My older kids need booster seats, not merely seat belt adjusters. 4.) There really are good people in the LDS church. 5.) There really are bad people in all churches, as well as good. 6.) I DON'T know everything about WDW, in fact I know far less than previously believed. 7.) The Republican party is NOT always correct. 8.) Having a generous amount of means has no reflection whatsoever on one's character. There are wonderful people who struggle against poverty, and there are horrible people who are wealthy. There are clean people who live in a trailer park, and there are nasty people who live in mansions. 9.) I know far less about parenting than previously believed. 10.) I know far less about politics, especially the global political arena than I though before coming to LP. and the list goes on and on... To me, being able to apologize is an easy thing, but really meaning it is quire another. When I apologize, I mean it. Only once did I regret giving an apology on LP, and it was VERY recently, it concerned the mistreatment of a fellow LP'er and the person I apologized to was a guy, who seemed apathetic over the whole thing. But still, what did it cost me? Not much. So you will see me apologize from time to time, certainly more than most, certainly more than those you are quick to defend. So what. Perhaps they don't apologize because they are right. How do I get off of this soap box? Sorry for getting long winded. I could have said all of this in less than 30 words.
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Originally Posted By Pixie Glitter You know what, DVC_dad, I would appreciate it if you'd stop referring to me entirely. I don't know what you're talking about with the comment about me pointing out more than one way you've been "wrong". . . the only thing on that list I recognize is the booster seat item. And if I somehow offended anyone by sharing factual information about keeping children safe, then that's not something I'm going to lose sleep over. And as anyone who actually knows me would quickly attest, I am very prompt in apologizing when I have hurt someone or been wrong. Please leave me out of any further example-citing on the boards. I don't care to have my name thrown around in confusing ways.
Originally Posted By Pixie Glitter And now getting back on topic. . . . People who bypass a huge traffic tie-up on the freeway by driving in the median and then cutting in the front of the line of cars at the next exit.
Originally Posted By sherrytodd The fact that this thread has resurfaced, but the Official Things That Make Me Happy Thread is nowhere to be seen. =(
Originally Posted By Kennesaw Tom People who drive dangerously. I saw someone taking a left hand turn into traffic and nearly take out a motorcyclist this morning. Why are some people in such a rush when they are on driving.
Originally Posted By alexbook People who misread bus schedules and then yell at bus drivers for being late when they're not.
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Originally Posted By DVC_dad Some people can't see the forest for the tress. I think everyone is like that at some point in their lives, but SOME are like that far more than others...not to name any names of course.
