i was telling a friend about this thread and that for whatever reason, the use of the word "stupid" to describe the original post rubbed me the wrong way.
She pointed out something i hadn't thought about...
Although i've never been called stupid (that i can remember), i've always thought the word was just rude. She reminded me that just because i feel that way about the word doesn't mean everyone does. Like a lot of words/phrases, it means different things to different people, and is used in different ways.
So yeah, i think that's why it bothered me enough to post.
A ha-ha: When my son was small, i taught him that the word stupid was a bad word and shouldn't be used. He was playing with a friend one day and ran into the house to tattle, "mama! he said the "s" word!!"
