You know... I am an extremely respectful person. I have always been the kind of person who respects others feelings and their rights to their feelings... even when I don't agree with them. Our feelings derive from different experiences, ever experience being unique to the individual person; and I completely understand that.

I respect everyone's frustrations and fears and angers and sadnesses; and if anyone here feels I don't do that... well... then that saddens me because I felt people knew me better than that [img]frown.gif[/img]

Because I don't agree with what is being said, does not deny you my respect as people and friends. But it feels, to me anyway, that because I don't agree with talking so down about specific people, means that I am denied respect for my feelings [img]frown.gif[/img]

So many people who post here and who read this board, have been publicly treated like shit in the past (and in some people's situations, some of you are still being treated that way) and I know it has hurt you... so why cast more stones? I am not protecting anyone, nor becoming anyone's "follower", because I do have a mind of my own and my own mind determines what I say and do. And that mind... because of my own personal experiences in the past... has a difficult time reading some of the things said on here. Again, I stress - I feel this way. These are my genuine feelings and they come from my experiences and they are valid... just as all of yours are.

I wished for understanding with my feelings... and well... it's sad that I don't feel that; especially when I strive so hard to never deny others their feelings.