05-09-2007, 08:30 AM
true Spiceant--some are only concerned with the destructive form sarcasm can take--I was in the store the other day and a lady was shopping with her 2 year old grandson. He asked for something and she told him ''no'' and then being a baby he reached for it anyway--she--in her great 'wisdom'' mocked the child and said ''duh--thicker than a brick wall.'' Now--pleeezzzeee--this was wrong on soo many levels and now we know how damaging this kind of thing is to little ones but she thought it was funny. I did not--some of what has been referenced here is funny quips and a great sense of humour but there is also a form that goes to hurt another or make a point at the expense of another with the goal of making them feel dumb or making them feel small--just like this Grandmother did to her tiny grandson.----that is the real issue as I was discussing it- whenever we can we want to build UP not tear Down--:hibye:
