Posted by Dinah on September 10, 2006, at 18:26:23
In reply to are you left scratching your head?, posted by rainbutterfly on September 10, 2006, at 15:00:24
I think it's kind of natural to project all sorts of things on the blank slate of the internet. Or at least that's what my therapist told me. :)
But if you keep in mind that most people don't mean any harm, and if you think you're reading something that says otherwise, it's best to read it again and again trying to look for other possible explanations. I still get caught by that sometimes myself.
And I suspect that every time something rather obscure is said, nearly all Babblers think "Oh no! What did I do?" And nearly all Babblers did nothing at all, or there was some sort of misunderstanding.
Alexus talks about reading things and trying to give the benefit of the doubt, and I think that's a wise thing to do. If you're wrong and someone's angry, you'll find out eventually (probably) and if not, you'll have saved yourself a lot of fretting over nothing.
And this from someone who used to be accused of thinking everything written was about ME. :) (Not that I don't still think so privately, from time to time.)
poster:Dinah
thread:684746
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