(Just seeing this today and feel the need to respond)
Dear Kerry,
After reading your news letter, all I can think is… is this really the picture you are trying to paint for your viewers? A one sided twisted fact piece talking down on all of your relatives? As apart of this family I find that extremely cowardly. Not one time has anyone ever made demeaning comments about your being vegan, or for that matter, your height, and the affect it has on the way we value your opinion. I wasn’t even fully engaged in the conversation that was happening yet I can tell that your reaction was one that brought the conversation to an uncomfortable, awkward, and negative end because you chose to walk out after being faced with some push back from those you were engaging in conversation with. If you had a massive problem with the way you were being spoken to or the bigger picture, the way we conduct thanks giving, you should have said something and not leave us with the impending inevitable discovery of this attack on your family. If you truly knew that what you were talking about was extremely important to our family ( referencing your comments on our families value of the importance of the difference of political parties ) you should have expected the reactions you received and if you simply “didn’t care” then your walking out and crying was incredibly unjustified. Finally Kerry, if you are refusing to provide evidence on your point of view or the points you consistently made, which the older generation may have a harder time understanding then you weren’t realistically expecting an intelligent conversation. In the end I can offer a simple suggestion to hopefully help you in answering the question you pose, entering a conversation with the goal of changing peoples opinions has a high risk of failure instead, conversation relys on listening and communicating points of view to bring people closer together instead of divisive language that ends in walking outside and crying. What you wrote was incredibly harmful, hurtful, and disrespectful and I would hope you can see why.
Sorry to hear that your statements were so provocative, but delighted to read about your independent thinking. I thought that triggering intense reactions was a role reserved for drunk uncles. Thinking independently is a glorious treasure, and sometimes you will pay a price for it, but at the end of the day, your family will do all that they can to support your efforts, and there is a lot for you to do. May the force be with you.
(Just seeing this today and feel the need to respond)
Dear Kerry,
After reading your news letter, all I can think is… is this really the picture you are trying to paint for your viewers? A one sided twisted fact piece talking down on all of your relatives? As apart of this family I find that extremely cowardly. Not one time has anyone ever made demeaning comments about your being vegan, or for that matter, your height, and the affect it has on the way we value your opinion. I wasn’t even fully engaged in the conversation that was happening yet I can tell that your reaction was one that brought the conversation to an uncomfortable, awkward, and negative end because you chose to walk out after being faced with some push back from those you were engaging in conversation with. If you had a massive problem with the way you were being spoken to or the bigger picture, the way we conduct thanks giving, you should have said something and not leave us with the impending inevitable discovery of this attack on your family. If you truly knew that what you were talking about was extremely important to our family ( referencing your comments on our families value of the importance of the difference of political parties ) you should have expected the reactions you received and if you simply “didn’t care” then your walking out and crying was incredibly unjustified. Finally Kerry, if you are refusing to provide evidence on your point of view or the points you consistently made, which the older generation may have a harder time understanding then you weren’t realistically expecting an intelligent conversation. In the end I can offer a simple suggestion to hopefully help you in answering the question you pose, entering a conversation with the goal of changing peoples opinions has a high risk of failure instead, conversation relys on listening and communicating points of view to bring people closer together instead of divisive language that ends in walking outside and crying. What you wrote was incredibly harmful, hurtful, and disrespectful and I would hope you can see why.
Dear Kerry,
Sorry to hear that your statements were so provocative, but delighted to read about your independent thinking. I thought that triggering intense reactions was a role reserved for drunk uncles. Thinking independently is a glorious treasure, and sometimes you will pay a price for it, but at the end of the day, your family will do all that they can to support your efforts, and there is a lot for you to do. May the force be with you.