"I have just been reading through some posts and it became apparent to me that there can be a range of responses to the same post."

Like many others, I tend to do a lot of reading and consider whether the posts and responses might help me in my own life. I know I've done a lot more reading than responding, that's for sure!

I have noticed that people seem to respond based upon how they read into a post. Maybe their responses are based on how they are feeling at a given time or based on what similar experiences they might have had.

There have been times when I've been floored by how others respond to posts. My responses (whether I post them or not) are often completely opposite. When I do respond, usually I try to find the positives in tough issues even though others seem to be jumping on the bandwagon and criticizing someone's choices or the advice they received from other sources.

I can take blunt, hard truth - but I bet most of us really appreciate kindness, support and concern.

Oh, sorry for going on here...