[Gypsy & Me]

Originally Posted by chachi

I have seen some of your posts and they are confrontational. You probably would get a different reaction if they werent so harsh. jmo

I thought the same thing.

Originally Posted by Ashley V

In some of your previous posts where you have tried educating people you have sounded confrontational... that might not have been what was intended, but you could have phrased things differently. People are more apt to listen to someone who is calm and will explain things, rather than being accusatory. For example, instead of saying, "Keeping a dog outside is CRUEL AND SICK" you could say, "There are a lot of dangers of keeping a dog outside all the time and these are the effects of these dangers ...." Which one would you be more likely to listen to? The first response would put the other person on the defense whereas the second response, a person would more than likely say either "yes, but ..." then give you a response or say "oh you know I never thought of that. Thanks!" They could still get defensive, but you know, you can't help everyone!

Exactly. Very well said.