Lynda

Here, here! Now if only e-lists had Yahoo's chatroom "iggy" buttons!
Enough "iggy's" and the culprit gets blasted out of the chatroom!

Lynda

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> From: Brynn <panchot@...>
> To: [email protected]; x_t_sipr@...
> Subject: [Unschooling-dotcom] Dia followed me as well....
> Date: Friday, June 30, 2000 1:10 AM
>
> Well all, this friendly little tidbit came to me privately.........I
didn't
> read it, nor will I. I am through with this, and this woman needs to be
> completely ignored. She can go find another list to wreak havoc on. Pris,
> after I heard from you I thought it only appropriate to forward this. I
am
> now washing my hands of this.
>
> Brynn
>
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Dia Garland [mailto:moocow@...]
> Sent: Thursday, June 29, 2000 4:58 PM
> To: panchot@...
> Subject: Re: [Unschooling-dotcom] abuse -Dia
>
>
> I am replying privately as I think this has been talked to death on the
> list. Continuing will change nothing.
>
> I have not been rude, defensive, or condescending in any of my messages.
> And no, I do not need any attntion from you. The tone of your missive is
> very patronizing and is not appreciated. You do not agree with my
position,
> and you are perfectly entitled to to that. I am afforded that same
right, I
> do not have to agree with you.
>
> There is a very real double standard on this list. The majority of the
> people here do not believe in spanking, and made some very strong
statements
> regarding it, even to calling spanking abusive. Those statements were
not
> called "judgmental" , nor were the posters called names. Why is it any
> different to say that parents who spank are abusive than to say that
leaving
> children in full time care is harmful? There is no difference, except in
> your perception. It would appear that what you agree with is okay to
say,
> and what you don't agree with is judgmental. That is a very narrow view.
>
> It is, and has been, my stand that children are harmed by being abandoned
by
> their parents. I never said the parents were "bad"or "abusive". I said
it
> is a wrong action because it harms the children. I firmly believe that
the
> rights of children supercede the wishes, or even rights, or adults. If
you
> choose to disagree with this then so be it. Your disagreement does not
make
> my view "judgmental", it makes it different.
>
> I have tried to be very clear, and have been repeating myself for days
here,
> to no avail. If you enjoy attacking those who hold different views than
> yours please attack elsewhere. If you would like to engage in a
discussion
> on the different sides of the issue I would be happy to do that.
>
> Dia Garland
>
>
>
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