[SoftballMominVA]

So what you formerly claimed to be abuse, is now merely bad form?

First of all, I never said it was 'abusive' to attack the children of posters. I said that an attack merited the use of the abuse button. You put words in my mouth and I don't appreciate that. You react strongly when it is done to you, I have the right to react in the same way.

However, in the same post you quoted, I also said that attacking the children of posters was wrong, underhanded, and ugly. You cherry-picked out the one phrase that you thought would help you make your point. Cherry-picking data is not a healthy debating technique.

Earlier I stated that we should not attack or make implications about the children of other posters. I also stated that I have never, and will never, attack your children and expect the same courtesy from you.

I stand by my statement that it is worthy of hitting the abuse button should a poster decide to attack the child of another poster.

So in short.. yes, attacking the child of another poster is bad form, ugly, underhanded, wrong, and therefore, IMO, merits the use of the abuse button.

I'm not quite sure why you want to argue this item out. I don't know of any FReeper that would attack another's child and then be suprised if they were called on it. Very odd.

I will close with the same request/demand. Do not include my child in any of your posts with an implication or innuendo or even a mention. She is a minor and she is off-limits to you.

[wintertime]

She is a minor and she is off-limits to you.

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You used her as an example on a PUBLIC forum.

I am merely repeating what you stated she said. How on earth could this possibly be an attack on your daughter? It is a repeat of YOUR comments about her.

If you don't want your comments about your daughter repeated by me, (or any other poster with whom you have a philosophical disagreement), then it is best that you not post her supposed statements on a PUBLIC forum for the entire world to see, and to which the entire world will have access.

The problem here ( I am speculating) is that YOU are embarrassed by what you posted. You stated that your daughter has never seen bullying at her school. Well,,,really? I believe that it is highly unlikely that she said this, since bullying, both overt and under the radar, is hard to totally eliminate from institutional schooling. I believe that others would find it very unlikely for her to have said this as well.

Are you mistaken? Did your daughter really mean that she never witnessed bullying in all her years of schooling?

By the way, I am sending a copy of this to the manager.