Comments on: Cooler Heads Not Prevailing

By: Amanda

Amanda — Fri, 28 Dec 2012 21:51:38 +0000

Turning 40 was a revelation. All of a sudden, when dealing with condescending assholes, I started thinking, you know what? I’m not a kid anymore. I’m an adult, I’m smart, and my opinion is at least as warranted as yours and probably more so because I’m probably far smarter than you are. And there is nothing more infuriating than being treated like, “oh, isn’t the hippy dippy liberal chick cute,” usually by an older man, and one whom I know I am smarter than. So you go, girl. And besides, bullies need to be taken down.

By: blg

blg — Wed, 26 Dec 2012 13:16:55 +0000

You go, girl. There are times when it is OK, maybe even effective, to show that passion!

By: tlalbaugh

tlalbaugh — Thu, 20 Dec 2012 14:07:42 +0000

My mother and I (both living in small towns where we aren’t part of the political status quo) can relate completely here. We are so thoughtful and well-reasoned in our heads (we think, anyway : ), and then, always in public, someone pushes a button that we just cannot resist and we end up stridently shrieking and shaking. SOOOOOOO frustrating. I’ve learned to let Tom talk at our town deliberative sessions: He is very calm and reasonable and well-spoken in front of a microphone. It is a gift, I must say.