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<blockquote data-quote="Copabanana" data-source="post: 683409" data-attributes="member: 18958"><p>I want to comment here on this thread about a challenge posed by this forum, indeed, any public space where free and open speech is encouraged.</p><p></p><p>The value in such a space is the openness of ideas and discourse. Think of a free press. And think about this current presidential campaign and all of the hurtfulness and degradation that has been manifested.</p><p></p><p>So much pain. So much blame. How much responsibility is taken?</p><p></p><p>We are different here, I think. We are not here together to achieve or to win anything, to build a career. We are here, our primary purpose, is to be better people, better parents. And to support each other to do so. And we do this.</p><p></p><p>Somehow the magic of this forum is that it can foster openness, honesty, caring, support, relationship, better coping and responding, learning and responsibility--all at the same time. By dialog.</p><p></p><p>By openness and by monitoring. The monitoring we do on so many levels. We do. Only as a last resort do the mods step in. We do it ourselves. We are doing it.</p><p></p><p>This thread has been a wonderful effort towards self-reflection, questioning, brainstorming about process, direction, priorities, so much so that I think a minute needs to be taken to celebrate the brilliant success of this forum. And nowhere can that success be better illustrated than by this thread.</p><p></p><p>There is no one on this board who has invested more honesty, courage, love, commitment, hope, knowledge and support, than has SWOT who from that spirit, began this thread.</p><p></p><p>I want to acknowledge you, SWOT, for all of this and more. It takes true guts to open things up, to ask the hard questions and to listen to the responses. And go from there. You always do.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Copabanana, post: 683409, member: 18958"] I want to comment here on this thread about a challenge posed by this forum, indeed, any public space where free and open speech is encouraged. The value in such a space is the openness of ideas and discourse. Think of a free press. And think about this current presidential campaign and all of the hurtfulness and degradation that has been manifested. So much pain. So much blame. How much responsibility is taken? We are different here, I think. We are not here together to achieve or to win anything, to build a career. We are here, our primary purpose, is to be better people, better parents. And to support each other to do so. And we do this. Somehow the magic of this forum is that it can foster openness, honesty, caring, support, relationship, better coping and responding, learning and responsibility--all at the same time. By dialog. By openness and by monitoring. The monitoring we do on so many levels. We do. Only as a last resort do the mods step in. We do it ourselves. We are doing it. This thread has been a wonderful effort towards self-reflection, questioning, brainstorming about process, direction, priorities, so much so that I think a minute needs to be taken to celebrate the brilliant success of this forum. And nowhere can that success be better illustrated than by this thread. There is no one on this board who has invested more honesty, courage, love, commitment, hope, knowledge and support, than has SWOT who from that spirit, began this thread. I want to acknowledge you, SWOT, for all of this and more. It takes true guts to open things up, to ask the hard questions and to listen to the responses. And go from there. You always do. [/QUOTE]
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