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<blockquote data-quote="Scent of Cedar *" data-source="post: 650252" data-attributes="member: 17461"><p>This does seem to be true. When I look through the nature of questionable interactions in my own life, I mean. It seems true too that, if the thing that happens seems to be missing pieces or seems just not to make sense, that is how we can know.</p><p></p><p>It does seem unkind and accusatory and to be name calling to take this position. But you know, it does seem to be undeniably true that strange things happen ~ and that there are people who will push until they do.</p><p></p><p>I am pretty invested in believing people can change. But then, look what happened with the male who beat difficult child daughter.</p><p></p><p>We thought he had changed, too.</p><p></p><p>That was part of that whole dark thing, that loss of faith thing, I went through after that happened.</p><p></p><p>Surely it isn't true that we cannot change, that we would be who we are however we were raised, that it's all in the genetics.</p><p></p><p>There is free will. It has to be something to do with needing someone else to be hurt to know we were not the one hurt.</p><p></p><p>Or maybe, there is a genetic imperative for these kinds of people to have survived, back in the day when people needed to be cold and quick and utterly focused on their own survival.</p><p></p><p>And maybe it's empathy that is the luxury.</p><p></p><p>?</p><p></p><p>Cedar</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Scent of Cedar *, post: 650252, member: 17461"] This does seem to be true. When I look through the nature of questionable interactions in my own life, I mean. It seems true too that, if the thing that happens seems to be missing pieces or seems just not to make sense, that is how we can know. It does seem unkind and accusatory and to be name calling to take this position. But you know, it does seem to be undeniably true that strange things happen ~ and that there are people who will push until they do. I am pretty invested in believing people can change. But then, look what happened with the male who beat difficult child daughter. We thought he had changed, too. That was part of that whole dark thing, that loss of faith thing, I went through after that happened. Surely it isn't true that we cannot change, that we would be who we are however we were raised, that it's all in the genetics. There is free will. It has to be something to do with needing someone else to be hurt to know we were not the one hurt. Or maybe, there is a genetic imperative for these kinds of people to have survived, back in the day when people needed to be cold and quick and utterly focused on their own survival. And maybe it's empathy that is the luxury. ? Cedar [/QUOTE]
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