I posted a link on FB, and angered a friend.
I suppose the link is a bit strong when it speaks of compulsory schooling. I should have been more sensitive to the public school folk.
After all it would annoy me greatly to read any one of the many articles stating homeschoolers are idiots.
Only the truth can hurt your heart, lies are merely words. Sad thing is the truth of an opinion can hurt too.
And truthfully my thoughts on public school would hurt others, and I should keep them to myself, just as I offer no comment on a hair style I dislike.
Though posting a link isn't the same as saying my opinion, it is close enough.
Open mouth insult others...
September 17th, 2009 at 05:02 am
September 17th, 2009 at 06:03 am 1253163786
September 17th, 2009 at 01:17 pm 1253189866
However, to simply voice your own opinion? And provide a link? I don't think that's worth getting upset over. There are plenty of things I agree and disagree about out there with friends and family, but none of it are personal, and I don't get upset over that....
September 17th, 2009 at 03:00 pm 1253196056
September 17th, 2009 at 03:19 pm 1253197178
If you're continually posting things dissing public-school education in a really disrespectful way I could see someone getting upset, but one link? Maybe it's because I see both sides of this issue, but I feel like she might be overreacting.
September 17th, 2009 at 05:20 pm 1253204457
The friend is more hurt (reading the article I can see where she might take it personally) than anything.
While I do agree with Gatto in most ways, I didn't really think much about how a chosen public schooler would feel reading it (about half my FB friends with kids are homeschoolers)
September 18th, 2009 at 08:45 pm 1253303128
Jerry
September 18th, 2009 at 09:01 pm 1253304104
So I wasn't thinking of the FB community at large, I was thinking of my 'regular readers'.