I've been trying to keep out of it...

[xp_cypher]

Because I don't really feel like I have anything to add to the discussion. And I don't even know if this is going to make any sense, because I am exhausted right now. I've been spending a lot of time trying to help all these kids and just be there with some of them. It's rewarding, but draining. And for whatever reason I haven't been sleeping very well. But...well, maybe I'm the king idealist of the group, but why is it so hard for us to have discussions on certain topics without blowing up at each other? At the risk of sounding cliche(and maybe a little whiny), why _can't_ we all get along? Why does everyone have to assume that everyone else is judging them, and then get defensive and huffy? Being here has really opened some of our eyes, but when a few of us try to talk about it...

*sigh* I dunno. Maybe I'm just too sleep-deprived to be making any sense. And maybe this will cause people to get huffy with me. I don't know. I guess I should go try to sleep, but somehow I doubt I'll be having much luck.

Yeah.

Comments

[x-rogue.livejournal.com]

Most people don't get along. :) We get along better than people who don't have our issues. We live together, we have things in common. Liking each other isn't mandatory. I think we really ought to settle for respecting each other to start.

[x-jubilee.livejournal.com]

::gets huffy::...oh wait you meant emotionally. What am I supposed to do with this huffy bike i found?

[x-crowdofone.livejournal.com]

Ask Dr. MacTaggart who it belongs to?

[x-cypher.livejournal.com]

Well, yeah, I guess it's unrealistic to expect everyone to like everyone else. But there's definitely a level of respect that's seriously lacking.

[x-jubilee.livejournal.com]

I aksed and actuallyis just one of the random bikes they keep here just in case. I rode it around for a bit...it was fun and a tiny bit nostalgic.