Oh come on Ron let's get real. :-)

Paula's and my reaction was to Bren's completely apoplectic and rather base 
reaction to bernarr's post. And so out of character for her which was so 
surprising. Paula wrote what many people must have thought, I would guess.

I would have said to Bren to lay off the meat for awhile.  :-)  :-)

Marilyn


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ron Hoggan" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Tuesday, December 30, 2008 3:30 PM
Subject: Re: Happy Holidays/Major apology


Hi Bren,
I think that over-reacting to any non-standard language is foolish. As a
former high school teacher I spent most of my career working with students
who faced a variety of special challenges. One school I worked at had 600+
students with varying degrees of special needs. A few weeks after a
neighboring school had a student stabbed and killed in a stairwell, our
school staff was asked to identify the most pressing behavioral issue in our
school. I expected topics like bullying, weapons, fighting, or similar
topics. However, the staff identified foul language as our most pressing
problem. Clearly I represented a minority perspective, but I think that
anyone who reacts so strongly to foul language really should question the
source of their reaction.

Best Wishes,
Ron





> -----Original Message-----
> From: Paleolithic Eating Support List
> [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Brenda Young
> Sent: Monday, December 29, 2008 11:00 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: Happy Holidays/Major apology
>
> I am humbled by your reply, Ron, and thank you. I know they are just
> words, and sometimes they just make you feel better momentarily, lol, but
> for the most part I like to conduct myself like a lady, and this certainly
> wasn't a shining moment towards that concept!!! I am going to try a bit
> harder to remember the adage, "Look twice, then again, then again, before
> you hit Send"!!!
>
> Love,
> Bren
>
> Hi Bren,
>
> Everyone makes mistakes. Don't worry about it. Everyone here has heard the
> language before. Such words only have the power that we give to them.
> After
> all, they are just words, and their meanings are arbitrary.
>
> Best Wishes,
> Ron
>
>
>
>