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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]No need to be nasty.  I get that (and why) people have left this discussion.  But wanted to indicate that I appreciated their substantive and informative posts and to do what I could to encourage them not to stop posting on this forum.  (I think that the thread has pretty much died a natural death but the "I'm outta here" posts were ambiguous wrt whether "here" was DCUM, College forum, or just this particular discussion).[/quote]

I am AA and I am one of the "I am outta here"  PPs.  I won't speak for everyone but here is what I meant.  I come to this forum voluntarily to get other folks' insights on issues that I encounter as a parent, a DIL and a DW.  On that front, DCUM has mostly been helpful and I think that underscores my belief that most of us want the same things out of life and parenthood.  Against my better judgment, I sometimes stray into the political forum and certain other threads where race and the like are discussed.  That is my own fault.  That fact that folks can remain anon gives people on both sides the courage to push the envelope.  What hits my spirit is the possibility that some of you are my neighbors, other parents at our schools, parents of my kids' friends.   That while most of you are cordial to my face, you harbor some of the same stereotypes that my DH and I have worked so hard to dispel in our own kids.   I am pretty open minded and do not lob insults or name call.  Even if I disagree, I am respectful and I feel that I have a lot to add to discussions like this.  But as another PP said, why waste the energy trying to fight against the few who really go hard.  It is easier to leave or to limit your presence to the less inflammatory topics. The latter is what I meant. [/quote]
Bye! We won't miss you![/quote]I will most definitely miss the PP who intelligently stated her case whether one agrees with her or not.

You, on the other hand, with your immaturity and inability to form an intelligent argument are summarily dismissed.[/quote]

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