Angel,
Thank you for the sentiment in your original post. Clearly we need more of that here, and it was certainly a good try. Unfortunately, the drama still started showing up even on this thread, but it was still a good thought. Obviously a lot of us liked your idea. Until now, I resisted the urge to weigh in again because I couldn't figure out how to say anything responsive that wasn't negative. Out of respect for the OP, I wanted to keep it positive or say nothing at all.
Angel, I certainly understand your frustration, but please keep in mind that many of us appreciate your attempt to change the tone here to something sweeter. Although we haven't met, I can tell you're a kind-hearted person. Please don't let unkindness from others change that. There will always be haters and instigators anywhere we go in life. Our challenge is to rise above and not let it get us down or make us bitter. Easier said than done sometimes because there's an awful lot of negativity to wade through, but I genuinely believe that the majority of people still mean well most of the time. Might sound a bit naive, but I choose to believe that until someone proves me wrong.
Let's not let a few bad apples spoil our fun or control our moods. Don't give them the satisfaction. Just because a few people seem to always bring the drama or turn things negative doesn't mean we should give up trying. We probably won't ever change them, so the key is how we choose to react to them. That's the only thing we ever truly control--our own actions and reactions.
So let's choose to keep being nice and trying to keep things positive. Otherwise the terrorists win!
Again, thank you for your sweet thought in starting this post. Despite your frustration, I believe you got a bunch of us thinking kind, happy thoughts, and that's always a good thing.
OK, I'll shut up now. Hope everyone continues to have lots of fun and always stay safe!
It was still a nice thought and a very good try
