Comments on: Judgment & Opinions http://www.natashafondren.com/writing/musings/judgment-opinions/ Adventures in Writing on the Road Wed, 08 Feb 2012 10:01:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: Angie http://www.natashafondren.com/writing/musings/judgment-opinions/comment-page-1/#comment-2774 Angie Mon, 01 Feb 2010 20:17:36 +0000 http://www.natashafondren.com/writing/musings/judgment-opinions/#comment-2774 Funny, I'm the opposite, or rather I've developed in the opposite direction. When I was younger, everything was black or white, right or wrong, and I was sure I knew all about it. [eyeroll] This peaked in my late teens, IIRC, and I've been easing back ever since. At this point I still have a lot of firm opinions, but I'm much more likely to see caveats and exceptions, and understand why people who disagree with me do so. And yes, that mode of operation is much more helpful for a writer. :) Angie Funny, I’m the opposite, or rather I’ve developed in the opposite direction. When I was younger, everything was black or white, right or wrong, and I was sure I knew all about it. [eyeroll] This peaked in my late teens, IIRC, and I’ve been easing back ever since. At this point I still have a lot of firm opinions, but I’m much more likely to see caveats and exceptions, and understand why people who disagree with me do so.

And yes, that mode of operation is much more helpful for a writer. :)

Angie

]]> By: Eric Mayer http://www.natashafondren.com/writing/musings/judgment-opinions/comment-page-1/#comment-2760 Eric Mayer Mon, 01 Feb 2010 02:51:28 +0000 http://www.natashafondren.com/writing/musings/judgment-opinions/#comment-2760 I agree to a point but I also think that people are too often convinced that to become mature they must see, as "gray areas" things that really are morally wrong. Much of the way our society functions depends on people "acting like adults" and perceiving behavior that is wrong as "gray," in my opinion. I agree to a point but I also think that people are too often convinced that to become mature they must see, as “gray areas” things that really are morally wrong. Much of the way our society functions depends on people “acting like adults” and perceiving behavior that is wrong as “gray,” in my opinion.

]]> By: Natasha Fondren http://www.natashafondren.com/writing/musings/judgment-opinions/comment-page-1/#comment-2726 Natasha Fondren Fri, 29 Jan 2010 06:19:38 +0000 http://www.natashafondren.com/writing/musings/judgment-opinions/#comment-2726 That's cool, Betsy! About Trinidad. And I hear you about the gray driving one mad. It does me, too! Or it breaks my heart, one or the other. :-( That’s cool, Betsy! About Trinidad.

And I hear you about the gray driving one mad. It does me, too! Or it breaks my heart, one or the other. :-(

]]> By: Natasha Fondren http://www.natashafondren.com/writing/musings/judgment-opinions/comment-page-1/#comment-2725 Natasha Fondren Fri, 29 Jan 2010 06:18:41 +0000 http://www.natashafondren.com/writing/musings/judgment-opinions/#comment-2725 That's a good point, Aimless. I like that: I don't care. Sometimes I don't, and I care even less about a polarized debate of the topic! That’s a good point, Aimless. I like that: I don’t care. Sometimes I don’t, and I care even less about a polarized debate of the topic!

]]> By: Natasha Fondren http://www.natashafondren.com/writing/musings/judgment-opinions/comment-page-1/#comment-2724 Natasha Fondren Fri, 29 Jan 2010 06:18:07 +0000 http://www.natashafondren.com/writing/musings/judgment-opinions/#comment-2724 So true. So complicated, Charles! So true. So complicated, Charles!

]]> By: Natasha Fondren http://www.natashafondren.com/writing/musings/judgment-opinions/comment-page-1/#comment-2723 Natasha Fondren Fri, 29 Jan 2010 06:17:53 +0000 http://www.natashafondren.com/writing/musings/judgment-opinions/#comment-2723 LOL, it does, doesn't it! LOL, Written! It's sorta fun to drive people crazy. The other thing that people hate is when you change your mind. They seem to think that's a sign of weakness, but it's really a sign of strength and fairness, in my book. LOL, it does, doesn’t it! LOL, Written! It’s sorta fun to drive people crazy. The other thing that people hate is when you change your mind. They seem to think that’s a sign of weakness, but it’s really a sign of strength and fairness, in my book.

]]> By: Natasha Fondren http://www.natashafondren.com/writing/musings/judgment-opinions/comment-page-1/#comment-2722 Natasha Fondren Fri, 29 Jan 2010 06:16:52 +0000 http://www.natashafondren.com/writing/musings/judgment-opinions/#comment-2722 This is so true, Laura! Down with rigidity! This is so true, Laura! Down with rigidity!

]]> By: Natasha Fondren http://www.natashafondren.com/writing/musings/judgment-opinions/comment-page-1/#comment-2721 Natasha Fondren Fri, 29 Jan 2010 06:16:32 +0000 http://www.natashafondren.com/writing/musings/judgment-opinions/#comment-2721 It sucks to understand such things, Bernita. I try especially hard to see that side. I don't know why. It's depressing. I guess I like to entertain the illusion that if I understand it, I could help fix it. But no, of course I can't. *sigh* I'm a Libra, too. :-) My brains regularly fall out, LOL! It sucks to understand such things, Bernita. I try especially hard to see that side. I don’t know why. It’s depressing. I guess I like to entertain the illusion that if I understand it, I could help fix it. But no, of course I can’t. *sigh*

I’m a Libra, too. :-) My brains regularly fall out, LOL!

]]> By: betsydornbusch http://www.natashafondren.com/writing/musings/judgment-opinions/comment-page-1/#comment-2716 betsydornbusch Fri, 29 Jan 2010 00:15:37 +0000 http://www.natashafondren.com/writing/musings/judgment-opinions/#comment-2716 I guess that's maybe true for other people. It's certainly true for my characters. Trinidad's whole process is about learning to see the greys. But I see only grey until it drives me mad, like a giant fog over everything, clouding what's right and wrong until I don't know anymore. Then someone reaches out of the fog and pushes me one way. Then I stumble over a rock and see the other way. I'm the classic fence sitter (or faller-offer-and-climber-back-oner). I guess that’s maybe true for other people. It’s certainly true for my characters. Trinidad’s whole process is about learning to see the greys.

But I see only grey until it drives me mad, like a giant fog over everything, clouding what’s right and wrong until I don’t know anymore. Then someone reaches out of the fog and pushes me one way. Then I stumble over a rock and see the other way. I’m the classic fence sitter (or faller-offer-and-climber-back-oner).

]]> By: Aimlesswriter http://www.natashafondren.com/writing/musings/judgment-opinions/comment-page-1/#comment-2713 Aimlesswriter Thu, 28 Jan 2010 19:30:51 +0000 http://www.natashafondren.com/writing/musings/judgment-opinions/#comment-2713 I think sometimes opinions are egos speaking. We need to voice our thoughts simply because they're OUR thoughts. It does annoy people when you have no opinion. I do that a lot at work. I simply say I don't care. It is what it is. I think sometimes opinions are egos speaking. We need to voice our thoughts simply because they’re OUR thoughts.
It does annoy people when you have no opinion. I do that a lot at work. I simply say I don’t care. It is what it is.

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