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To: RR who wrote (57644)	4/1/2003 2:07:59 AM
From: Sully-	Respond to of 65232

RR, my wife still is troubled by the events of that evening. She is a devoted Christian. The fact that all she thought about that night was that she wanted to confront that woman & tell her off made her feel quite guilty. On the other hand, she's glad we had our little discussion when we got home that night. She had also been deeply troubled by the prospect of war, even though she felt that Bush made a compelling case for the use of force when endless diplomacy utterly failed. She simply couldn't understand why they couldn't find a peaceful way to settle the dispute. Our discussion about how we both handled the same problem differently helped her understand that others don't see the world through her tolerant, non-violent & caring eyes. We both were the same type of students in school. We both tried to avoid conflict as best we could for many years. I drew a line in the sand when everything non-violent I tried failed to make the verbal & physical abuse stop. My wife didn't do that. She just couldn't understand why they didn't see things the way she saw them. It's obvious to her now that she needed to stand up to those bullies. Unfortunately, the scars she bears are the price she paid for clinging to an unrealistic belief.