Toni..

[Kelli in TN]

I am dreadfully sorry for my uncharitable sparring with you last night. My behavior was reproachable and the direct opposite of the person I am in real life and the authentic person I wish to be known as even in this virtual teacher's lounge.

Finally, brethren, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is of good repute, if there is any excellence and if anything worthy of praise, dwell on these things.

I could not have been any more rude or arrogant. That is not who I want to be.

I come here for encouragement and every so often I try to spread some encouragement to others. I really lost sight of that last night.

This has bothered me all day and I considered sending you a PM, but since I acted the fool in public, I decided my apology ought to be equally public.

[GothicGyrl]

Kelli,

It really is alright. When I say "I'm used to it" I don't say that to diminish your apology any, I'm just used to it. :) I know you feel it isn't alright or else you wouldn't have apologized and I do appreciate it, I really do.

I don't like sparring with anyone, well--wait, there is one, but she isn't on here anymore :), I'm just very opinionated and brash about that opinion and it tends to come out and across the wrong way. So even I have faults (shhh don't tell my leaders)...:)

I'm just not one to sugar coat anything, especially when I feel harm is being done or could be done. I don't have the patience to wait for someone to hem and haw over my words, so they tend to come out as "AHHH" instead of "wait".. kwim?

You just gotta accept me for who I am, I've never trolled, I've never lied, I've never not been anything other than what I say. I don't believe in that. Yes, I'm loud and obnoxious, but umm, my scream is worse than my fanging ability. :)

I honestly didn't think you would take my posting of the rep comment as me saying you said it. Whoever did it really thinks I am totally juvenile most of the time and if they are reading this (since I am sure they are, cuz you named me) all I have to say to them is THBTTHBTGTHBTHBTTTTTT!! ;P

It's all cool. No harm or feelings hurt (I think I have more than 4 smilies.....)