Many threads on ECF are accused of being cliques. The definition of a clique according to wikipedia is
In the social sciences, the word "clique" is used to describe a group of 2 to 12 (averaging 5 or 6) “persons who interact with each other more regularly and intensely than others in the...
Many may know,many not, but, I am the mother of a mentally ill, untreated addict. I am raising her son. He is a {newly} 6 year year old with empathy, kindness and more importantly, compassion. He has had a lot of rough times and has seen things that many adults would shudder at the mere thought...
............tis a fine morning here and the birds are singing and the family of goldfinches are having a family meal at the birdfeeder to amuse and delight me. Yeah, there is a lot wrong with the world............our justice system working the way it should but many not liking the outcome...
I never thought that I would be old enough to repeat my Grandmothers' words. I wish things were like when I was young. Change is always hard for people, I get that. But, Change for the worse is a real hard trick for this old dog to learn. The change I refer to is common civility. The acts of...