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mcctatas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-23-09 02:07 PM Original message |
how do I answer this email from a HS friend who is really very sweet |
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geardaddy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-23-09 02:08 PM Response to Original message |
1. Sounds like she IS trying to change you mind. |
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Kali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-23-09 02:19 PM Response to Reply #1 |
6. it must be somehow "public" or the question wouldn't have come up |
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mzteris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-23-09 02:17 PM Response to Original message |
2. sounds like a question to me. . . |
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Kali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-23-09 02:18 PM Response to Original message |
3. tell the truth? |
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Midlodemocrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-23-09 02:18 PM Response to Original message |
4. Had the same conversation with matcom a few years back via PM. |
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Lil Missy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-23-09 02:19 PM Response to Original message |
5. I'd just give her an honest answer. She asked politely. But, |
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baldguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-23-09 02:32 PM Response to Original message |
7. She IS belittling & questioning your beliefs. |
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Orrex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-23-09 02:50 PM Response to Reply #7 |
13. ! |
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mcctatas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-23-09 04:07 PM Response to Reply #7 |
17. Ya know, when I re-read her email I actually thought... |
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jobycom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-23-09 09:52 PM Response to Reply #7 |
30. I don't see it as an insult, I see it as a teaching opportunity. |
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mnhtnbb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-23-09 02:39 PM Response to Original message |
8. Tell her that you'd need a long night at the local pub to enlighten her and your |
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Beer Snob-50 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-23-09 02:41 PM Response to Original message |
9. i would not take this intial post as an insult |
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CreekDog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-23-09 02:43 PM Response to Original message |
10. it might be leading to that, or it might not |
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mikeytherat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-23-09 02:44 PM Response to Original message |
11. Actually, she might be having doubts herself, and now knows she's not so alone. |
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Orrex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-23-09 02:49 PM Response to Original message |
12. Here's what you say in response: |
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mcctatas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-23-09 04:08 PM Response to Reply #12 |
18. oooohhhh... |
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GreenPartyVoter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-23-09 02:52 PM Response to Original message |
14. I say assume nothing about her motives and decide strictly on whether or not this is a subject you |
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guitar man (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-23-09 02:53 PM Response to Original message |
15. This is how I would answer her |
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lunatica (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-23-09 02:53 PM Response to Original message |
16. What's wrong with the truth? |
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OmahaBlueDog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-23-09 04:28 PM Response to Reply #16 |
22. Agreed, when in doubt, tell the truth |
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trof (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-23-09 04:12 PM Response to Original message |
19. Juat answer as honestly as you know how? |
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Symarip (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-23-09 04:24 PM Response to Original message |
20. Tell her it was the satanic cult meetings that really made you question your faith |
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mcctatas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-23-09 04:27 PM Response to Reply #20 |
21. Or I could say seeing this was what made me lose my faith |
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Tangerine LaBamba (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-23-09 04:49 PM Response to Original message |
23. Oh, you just KNOW where this one is going ...... |
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astral (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-23-09 08:54 PM Response to Original message |
24. I don't see anything wrong |
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DeepBlueC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-23-09 09:29 PM Response to Original message |
25. I would just ignore it |
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PaddyBlueEyes (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-23-09 09:34 PM Response to Original message |
26. drunk dial her at 4 am |
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mcctatas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-23-09 09:53 PM Response to Reply #26 |
31. ummmmm baby |
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PaddyBlueEyes (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-23-09 10:44 PM Response to Reply #31 |
33. Honey..you are right... |
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mitchum (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-23-09 09:37 PM Response to Original message |
27. Tell her that agnosticism is not a freaking BELIEF! |
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gmoney (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-23-09 09:39 PM Response to Original message |
28. "I'm agnostic because I'm 'incredible and such an amazingly intelligent person' as you said." |
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jobycom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-23-09 09:42 PM Response to Original message |
29. Answer honestly and in detail. That's what I did recently. |
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stewartcolbert08 (614 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-23-09 10:37 PM Response to Original message |
32. I dont thin she is t trying to change your mind |
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Tuesday Afternoon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-23-09 10:55 PM Response to Original message |
34. tell her...you also believe that |
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Iggo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-23-09 10:57 PM Response to Original message |
35. Answer her: "No. Thank you." |
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