[Pats2010]

Originally Posted by grayesun

Couldn't agree more with gracie...otherwise we'd all be carrying lists around with us for each person we know, so as not to say those "certain" words that might offend them...if a "friend" has the insensitivity to repeatedly blurt something into your face that they know is hurtful or offensive to you...well that's not really a friend at all...is it. Events or words are bound to come up in the course of our lives that stir painful/unpleasant memories; unless one chooses to live in a bubble...that's life.

Sorry about your connection to the Jonestown tragedy...good luck in finding ways to deal with this ongoing personal sensitivity.