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RE: The easily offended - 7/24/2008 5:13:31 PM
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AlwaysR8chel
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ORIGINAL: landabee
On second thought...... just so you won't be offended:
I'll enjoy it enough for all of us. 
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..... you are SUCH A TEASE!!!!! 
I've been suffering with instant coffee... I think I'm gonna break down and get a coffee maker for my office! 
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RE: The easily offended - 7/24/2008 5:37:44 PM
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stellaluna
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I'm very rarely offended. I just don't think so highly of myself that it's all about me and all about me being riled up.
I'm also not afraid to say no. I think people who are offended often are the same people who are "yes" people. They are "nice" so everyone else should be "nice" as well.
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RE: The easily offended - 7/24/2008 7:55:46 PM
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SonInMe1
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Coffee...strong with honey and cream.
Chocolate...not a huge fan, however, chocolate chip cookies and brownies need nuts. Peanut m+m's are better. Almond Joys better than Mounds.
Yeah, I am a goober.
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RE: The easily offended - 7/24/2008 10:12:36 PM
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bzirk
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I'm not a huge fan of chocolate either. Mexican food is my comfort food. 
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RE: The easily offended - 7/24/2008 10:34:24 PM
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Chocolate adds to your hips. That is never a good thing.
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RE: The easily offended - 7/24/2008 10:36:05 PM
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bzirk
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Enchiladas do too. Believe me that they do. 
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RE: The easily offended - 7/25/2008 12:04:04 AM
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Carico
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I've posted here long enough to know that I have ruffled more than my share of feathers on these boards. There are even a couple posters I'm pretty sure have me on their "block" list because I can't seem to say 2 words without them getting upset. One poster even flew off the handle at me and stormed out of a thread after mistakenly thinking I was posting in response to her but it was another poster and she hasn't said one word to me since even after other posters in the thread tried to explain that I had not attacked her.
This isn't just online though. You know what I'm talking about - the co-worker you have to walk on eggshells around because they think anything you do or say must be a way to personally attack them. The family member who assumes all your motives are dark and sinister. The friend who assumes the worst about everything you do or haven't done (you know - are you mad at me because you haven't called in 2 days?).
I have to admit that I have little patience for this. I used to try and walk the eggshells and play the games to keep everyone happy. But, I learned quickly that while I should treat everyone with respect, at some point, I am not responsible for someone else taking offense when none was intended. I think my "fuse" for dealing with this has shortened over the years though. I seriously have no patience for folks who have a tendency to assume the worst motives in people or who tend to see a personal attack in nothing more than a simple conversation. I have to admit that there are people IRL and online that I tend to avoid simply because I never know what's going to set them off and I get tired of trying to put out fires that were never started in the first place.
Is there a moral issue here? At what point does being "overly-sensitive" cross the lines of being manipulative for attention or simply "self-absorbed"? Or does it? How do you know when someone is just genuinely extra-sensitive to something because they are wounded or they are just looking for reasons to be offended or taking aggression out on you? How do you deal with folks/posters like this? Do you try to appease them? Just keep apologizing? Or push them away?
Jesus said; "Woe to you when all men speak well of you for that is how their fathers treated the false prophets."
Jesus was the only sinless person whoever lived and he was murdered for his words. So no one can expect to be treated any better than he was. In fact, the more Christ-like we are, the more we'll be treated the same way as Jesus was.
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RE: The easily offended - 7/25/2008 8:35:38 AM
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KatMack
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My eldest son's middle name is Noah ... whenever anyone asked him his name, for the longest time he would reply "Jacob No"
I'm pretty sure my middle child thinks his name is "No-No Luke!" He sure hears it enough.
I'm offended that I subscribed to Room & Board, but never rec'd it! I may have to try again.
--Kat
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RE: The easily offended - 7/25/2008 10:07:07 AM
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My cat's name is Blue, but she goes by "bad kitty." 
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RE: The easily offended - 7/25/2008 10:20:26 AM
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JimboFletch
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I'm offended by all this talk of high caloric food. Thanks to you folk, I now have to take a wheel barrow with me jogging - to haul my big gut!
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