To be very clear:  I never said that Morgan's analogy was over the top.
Someone else did.  I just took out the name for the sake of being respectful
in my post.  

Respectfully, yes, Morgan can certainly take care of herself - but it always
peeves me when someone chastises or criticizes in a manner that to me is
unprofessional and just not nice.  There are better and more professional
ways to say you disagree with the comments of another - and in this case I
don't feel that happened.  The tone was not was not nice and the emphasis on
the word ridiculous - not cool in my book.  Again this is just MY opinion.
If we need to chastise someone in the following manner I believe it should
be taken privately:

>>That is a RIDICULOUS analogy...  bottles, guns and knives.  That is a
little over the top.  

However, if the writer had written something to the effect of:  "This
analogy seems extreme to me - can you give more background so I can
understand how you came to it?", then I'd not have commented other than to
give my opinions (professionally and respectfully) of Morgan's analogy.  Or
perhaps I'd have left it alone completely.

Playing nice is not always easy and we must remember to think before we
send.  How would we feel if someone sent us what we are sending them?
 
Jaye
Currently dealing with someone who is not playing nice and tired of it so
perhaps a bit sensitive when I see it playing out in my professional
world...


Jaye Simpson, IBCLC, CIIM
Breastfeeding Network
Sacramento, CA
www.breastfeedingnetwork.net



> And if I hadn't liked it and
> wanted to chastise her - I'd have e-mailed her privately.

**I don't think that is necessary. Morgan is strong enough to explain her 
motivation to use this analogy and apart from that, Lactnet is also a 
discussion forum. We should not be afraid to comment on each others ideas, 
as long as the comments are founded and clear. Jaye did not say that 
*Morgan* was over the top or that *Morgan* was ridiculous. Her analogy was 
called that and some may feel so and some may agree and others may not. 
That's fine; as long as we keep talking, we can build our own opinions, in 
case we don't have one, yet. In my opinion, Lactnet is not meant to spread 
an image of all of us constantly agreeing on every single issue. We don't. 
Period. Being able to explain why you come to a certain stance is a very 
valuable competency, one we should all practice, as rethoric excellency is a

sign of civilization and can go a very long way, as was demonstrated this 
week... ;o) (My... how wonderful, to listen to someone who can really speech

and inspire!)

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