Rodent Regatta

Some weblogs generate comments. Others generate email. This one brings in email – a lot. When I wrote The Price of Victimhood, I had no idea that so many people would have something to add or something to dispute in what I had written. Apparently, families, workplaces and social settings all suffer under the weight of ”victims.”

Here’s a sample of some of the remarks that came in:

”I can handle the whining from the people you wrote about. It’s their unwillingness to ever see themselves the way they truly are that drives me crazy.”

”So many of these so-called ’Christian’ people never apologize or take any initiative to restore the relationships they damage. It’s almost arrogant. They blame someone else for the problem and never accept any of the blame.”

”You should combine what you wrote and quoted about ’pride’ with the one about ’victims.’”

”Are you thinking of someone in particular?”

”Why can’t people understand that they can do and say things that hurt others’ feelings even though the one getting hurt has a choice about how to respond?”

”You quoted from Ephesians, but you missed the most important verses. Chapter 4, verse 26 says, ’...do not let the sun go down on your wrath.’”

”It is so sad that these people would rather be right than have successful interpersonal relationships.”

”Things aren’t as cut-and-dried as you say they are.”