I was told by another patron in my posts that I have come off cold, "point in fact" and so on. I do get that a lot more as I have conversed with a great many people in my career as a student and business owner.
I know I've said it before, but please let me say it again. I don't know everything, I'm not a master of anything, I'm always learning and I go through life learning the lessons of my mistakes more than what I've learned through my successes. I don't know all of the answers and when I hit a brick wall, I don't look to see how to tear it down, I look for the proper way to get over or around it. I am accepting of criticism, but I'm hard to accept chastising for mistakes. I have a hard time when somebody tells me I'm wrong without showing me why or how. I hold the idea close to heart that if my way isn't good, please show me your way so I can see how it's supposed to be.
Looking through the posts and reading, back through this - it has been difficult knowing why I started my membership and asking for ideas and help to only hear about how I would get beat up or left if I hit your dogs. I get that, and I understand the sincerity of your feelings...but it was frustrating because I had failed on so many levels on getting this dog situation started on a prospective path.
I also had 2 tests I needed to study for on Monday and Tuesday, so my time and responses were around my studies along with regular class schedules.
I am still here, I've learned so much and we've developed a plan to keep moving forward.
I may not always communicate the best, especially over a manner which one doesn't see facial expressions and tones of voice, which is an important part of dialogue, but I'll try better. Some people have expressed knowledge of an engineers attitude...knowing this and reading my posts, I must seem pretty on par with your experiences.
I hope I can be looked at in better light, I'm really not a horrible person. |