Happy St. Patrick's Day!

berurah
Mon, 19 Mar 2007 00:36:59 +0000

conyat:

Berurah, would it make you feel any better about my “cynicism” to find out that this fable, with all its heavy overtones about class relations, seems to have been invented for an American McCarthy-era right-wing religious text for children?

conyat~

I had no intention of belaboring this. In fact, until you addressed me by name in the above quote, I had dropped it completely, and in all honesty, with my son’s leaving today, it hadn’t crossed my mind again. Guess I was too immersed in my real life sadness over his departure. :(

I truly think you overshot on this one. This thread, IMHO, should have been devoid of the politics that pervade so many threads here in the Parent Cafe. It was never intended to be a political thread or polarizing in any way. This is a perfect example of why I always try to examine INTENTION before I respond to anything. In fact, in your above post, you acknowledged this:



I am not saying anything about her motives in posting it.



If you did not think this was LTS’s motive, was your response really necessary?

And as I said, I would not have responded further to this except that you addressed me by name. My southern manners dictate that I should respond to personal references, at least to the extent that I am aware of them. :)

Really, seriously, no hard feelings. peace, ~berurah