Disagreements

This post was typed up this past December. I am rereading all the posts sitting as "Drafts" and posting the ones I still believe need to be said.
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We all have them. I disagree with this, you disagree with that, but we agree to disagree and move on. We both are aware that no offense is meant by it. There is no name calling or personal attacks based on these disagreements, we just let it go and move on. I'd bet I don't even know how often you disagree with me and vice versa. This is no big deal.

The big deal, however, is when you say or post something that someone does take offense to whether it was intended or not. How do they handle it? Do they calmly tell you that they take offense to this and here is why and a brief conversation follows? Or do they blow up at you? Do they call you names, tell you that you need mental help (ironic when it's told to someone who is studying to become someone who will give that mental help to others...), or just otherwise behave badly?

A while back my husband and I both posted something on facebook which seriously ticked off some of my husband's family members. I am not posting this to rehash the conversation or anything like that. I am posting this as a discussion on how things are and should be handled.

I feel that families should attempt to treat each other with love unless there is an intentional offense done. By intentional I mean someone intentionally abuses you or someone you love. In those cases, I say let them have it. However, if someone posts something on facebook such as an article they believe in they should *NOT* be attacked by their family members who were offended by said article.

Families should realize that not everyone in their unit has the same experiences and they post things that relate to them and their experiences on *their* pages. Unless it is directed at you, just think to yourself "Their situation is different than mine. This is his/her reality not mine."