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Originally Posted by graciegirl
I think that the negative posts may be because of the way many of us were raised. Nothing was said unless something was wrong. It just wasn't the way of folks back then to talk about things that were right.
For me, it was a religious retreat that changed my attitude on that. We were shown that "affirming" another's good qualities was a good thing and being positive was a way of passing on God's love. I fail miserably, but I think it was a good thing to know how to do.
And you are right OP, most just read the last post and respond.
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And some folks just have an over abundance of "grump bucket" DNA.
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