Hi Louise, if you are still reading any of this... I hope it goes well and keep us posted! We all need good breaks in life.
I just thought it worth saying that if I were Louise I would be well hacked off that people had hijacked my thread to vent their personal vendettas. Text is not a good medium as it lacks a lot of context... this is why people use smileys and all of that stuff. I have fantastic respect for the majority of people on this site, who act in a helpful and supportive way as their primary guiding principle. I have personally benfitted from this. If we all believed in people's positive intention it would remove a lot of crap from our lives.
I didn't notice Louise objecting to any 'potentially' condescending views and if we go back and read all the posts, we can read them in several ways.
I usually assume the good intention in people. But sometimes, when I see social injustice based on potentially false or misconstrued perceptions I just have say something.
To me Shananigans was doing what supportive GGs do well here... giving her view from a place us guys won't necessarily think of. If I were Louise I would be taking it on board but in the knowledge that I am a 'big boy' and I am responsible for my own decisions and actions.
I apologise if this sounds anything other than well intentioned.
Louise... let us know how it goes!
