Imagining you were in the place of someone (empathy) is very powerful. My family lacks empathy- my mother knows how trying my life has been with bipolar and she says with disgust in her voice- YOU HAVE HAD A HORRIFIC LIFE!!!! With disgust in her voice, removing herself from caring or empathizing. She could add, but I love you anyway, but she does not, just looks away with disgust in her eyes also. She says a part of her died when she learned I was bipolar, she calls anything out of the ordinary that I do "WEIRD!!" She even admitted she wanted a daughter more like my friend I grew up, who read a whole lot.

Empathy would be great, I think that's the major thing I lack from my family (they're all 6 figure snobby uppity people) (I got planted in this family SOMEHOW it skipped a generation...) and THAT is what I look for at PC, I enjoy providing it and feeling from others also..

...to be understood at the place we are at.....priceless...((((PC))))))