Luella and John

Thank you for coming over to my side  LOL I am glad this is more to your liking than some replies I mistakenly posted at your kitchen – WINK WINK, NUDGE NUDGE.

LOL!  That's okay Nick.  The whole thing went over my head.

Kind regards,

Luella May and John Ellliott, aka Oaky Wood

Gerri

Come by more often and I will make your face hurt from smiling so hard - LOL

Bill

No matter what somebody wishes to post, there will always be somebody who will disagree with that particular point of view. The soldiers that you mention are fighting for our freedom, and one of the most valuable freedoms is the freedom of speech but most importantly the freedom of choice. Everyone, thank God and our soldiers has the right to read a point of view, story or a humorous article. I think that as a people we are getting a little annoyed at what is allowed and what is not, due to people who believe that their particular point of view is right and everybody else’s is wrong. This is why the children in schools cannot pray the way I did when I was young. This is why they stopped displaying Christmas trees in courtrooms because the fear of offending other races. If I decided to move to Iran, do you think for one moment that they would change their traditions for me because I do not believe in their views or practices? When you come to this country then it should be expected that you follow the same traditions that have been around since the beginning. Again, there will be people that will not agree with this post, but the most important thing we should be thankful for is that, they have a choice, Yes, a choice, that so many brave people died for so that we could savour this most precious of gifts!

Hello Nick

    I can see that this is getting way beyond anything I was trying to say in my posts on this forum. This is not about freedom of speech. I understand freedom of speech. I am a veteran myself. No soldier ever died so that others could poke fun at people who are suffering. I don't even understand how you made the connection between what I have said and soldiers dying for your right to have a forum like this. Certainly you have a right to post anything you wish and I am not debating that fact at all. If there is anyone in Adland that has ever spoke out about our rights and the way they are being taken away, it is me. This has nothing to do with Christmas trees or prayer in schools or any of that. It has to do with the insensitivity that people have   with regard to others who may be different from themselves.. My whole point is this. Mental illness is a very serious illness. Just as serious as cancer, or heart desease or any other desease. Yet, those with mental illness are not treated like those with other illnesses. Not by society. Not by the medical professions, the government or the insurance companies. I just thought that it would be nice if those who are suffering with mental illness could  at least  be treated a little better by their friends. If you were dying of cancer, the last thing you would want is to hear a bunch of people laughing about someone dying of cancer. I really don't believe for a minute that that would cheer you up. On this very night, someone is dying of a mental illness and I truly hope that the last thing they see in this world isn't anything like this forum.