Originally Posted by sydness
I think if people really need help, or advice, they would never be pushed away by a few poorly worded statements. Most people have been publicly humiliated already in a room full of administrators and teachers, psychologists and reading specialists. What could anyone do here that is worse than that! We are all in the same boat! -- right?
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Great point Sydness....I can definitely relate to that!

I suspect though that while some of us come out of those situations feeling like every other injury pales in comparison, others come out feeling more fragile and may be more impacted by a shoot-from-the-hip style. I'm not suggesting we walk on egg shells (I like the mix of styles and personalities), I'm just acknowledging that for some newcomers walking into some of the more contentious threads might not feel too different from those RL meetings.