Hrm.... I'm one of those people with a reputation for being disgustingly cheery and notoriously hard to offend, and how I took the initial post in this thread might be a good example of why:

When I saw the words "Grow up", my assumption was that the poster was reflecting on her own journey and commenting almost rhetorically *to herself!* Anyone who could identify and find wisdom there was free to do so, but in essence, I thought (still think) she was mostly ruminating on her own experiences.

*smile* No offense to be found there for me.

Then again, one of my mottoes about the kids I work with is, "You can lead 'em to water, but you can't drown 'em." (tho some days you might like to!)

Another motto: The trouble with having an open mind is that people put things in it.

Cheers,

Friday