You were right, ~~~:, in calling me an asshole, and I will add to that statement by saying the severity of my emotion was restrained, as I refrained from saying what was truly in my heart at the time of my response to you. It is my view that anger will usually only accelerate a potentially negative situation further and into the realm of disaster. Therefor, I am ashamed to have unleashed a minute amount of my anger upon you, and I can only hope that you are as forgiving as your most recent post supports. I would like to request that you might also evaluate where your heart lies when you make the kind of scornful remarks that you clearly made toward Tsing, in his moments of despair, particularly pertaining to the relationship he has with his son. At least try to understand that he is currently having a potentially life changing altercation within, and by no means will adding insult to his injuries help to rectify the issues, that he and his family may be facing. Hoofhead
Again, Hoofy, thanks for the nice comments. Let me state a few things, however. Firstly, the ~~~ dope has no conceptual understanding of his/her own life, let alone mine. I have no worries that my son and I will suffer any issues in life. He and I share a loving relationship as he is my only child and I will see to it that he has what is needed in life while still having to bust his ass in order to be successful and get the things he wants. Secondly, I am not in despair. I am angry and feel betrayed. My response to that anger, especially in relation to my parents, is petulant. Of that, I have no argument. But the biggest change in me is that I no longer care. I no longer care about anything in regards to anyone else but my son and my wife. Everyone else on the planet can go take a leap into the abyss and I still won't care. That's why I will be removing all charity I have given, that's why I will no longer help people, and I will actively take defensive measures to protect what I have against an increasingly hostile government. Those are the only changes. So while I thank you for your words, please don't ask ~~~ to do anything but focus on the hell hole of a country he or she is obviously from.
What's mild? Some random drive by lunatic who launches into an attacking rage? That's just what c-kid does. Equivalent to someone walking up in the street and shouting at the top of their lungs in anger right off the bat. I walk away from that.
Another example of how I am no longer caring (and one that will get me some criticism I am sure). But I'm being honest here. My team was scheduled (scheduled 3 months ago) to donate and go to a food pantry here in Tampa today with some other companies. Given that the majority of the people at the pantry are undoubtedly Obama supporters, I canceled the trip and the donation. The reason I gave was "change of priorities". Go ahead, flame away. I honestly don't care, and that's the point. Instead, I'm going to Hooters for lunch, and leaving now. See ya.