Villian, she just wanted to know his last name, but that's not the point, is it...

I don't know if the stories and information are helping Mr. Red, but I'm sure enjoying the discussion and learning from it.

Brucie, I hope you'll understand when I say I don't feel sympathy for you. Maybe you've had difficulties, but everyone has rough times and each individual is the only one to judge just how painful those time were/are. From what I've seen of you here, I like the way you are - intelligent, sincere and kind. Some people overcome 'problems' and some work at getting the most out of their differences. You seem to have done that. I'll gladly feel sympathetic to anyone who feels frustrated, powerless, lonely or mistreated.

I'd imagine the hardest thing to deal with is that many people believe everybody sees and understands the world the same as they do. They get mad when someone doesn't. They see it as the other person's fault instead of wondering if there's something wrong with their own expectations. The best teachers, parents, friends, heck - people are the ones who are willing to partially step into someone else's world for a little while, and recognize when they have to do so in order to communicate.
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Note to everybody: I often speak in metaphors. I usually understand other people, but I don't always make sense to them. Anybody who ever is confused by anything I've said, please PM me for clarification. I'm used to not always making sense.