Posted by Emme_V2 on January 1, 2014, at 18:52:06
In reply to Re: school starts on monday, posted by alexandra_k on January 1, 2014, at 15:28:08
> sorry if i'm giving you a hard time today... i don't get... what i really don't get... is why people who don't have the time / energy to try and understand how things are... like to offer opinions / advice on what they think the problem is and what they think should be done to fix it. this has happened a lot with me over the years. doctors. psychologists. nurses. educators. etc etc. not with everyone (which is fortunate, because otherwise i really would think i was going crazy / there is something wrong with me that this is such an issue) but with a whole heap of people... why do people do this? i don't understand.
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>Alex, this is a support board. People try to be supportive in the best way they know how. I really think it's as simple as that. If you want a particular type of support (e.g., listening and validation) rather than another type (e.g., problem solving), then say so and I believe people will try to provide that. It's okay to ask for what you need, especially on an Internet forum, where the back and forth is harder than if you were sitting with someone over coffee in person.
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