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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If I had a penny for every phrase that set me off... Well, let's just say I wouldn't have to work to make ends meet. But then I remember a phrase my last boss taught me:[b] Assume noble intent. [/b]As hard as it may be, I try to remember that most people are not evil. [b]You can usually chalk it up to social awkwardness, a lack of being able to identify something more constructive/supportive to say, or an incomprehension of the severity of the issue[/b]. I can often be like this myself and I know that I don't mean to be hurtful when I say something stupid, so it's likely that others don't, either.[/quote]

I agree with that in principle. As someone on the receiving end of stupid stuff after my preemie died (it's for the best; it's God's plan; there must have been something wrong with him (no, there wasn't); you'll have other children; I know how you feel - I had an abortion at 18) I also think it is my duty to say something, for two reasons: so that the other person will better understand my situation, and so that they never say something hurtful to another one in similar circumstances. We have to break this cycle, and changing the topic won't do it.

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