-I have actually felt this way for a long time. I have never understood why people should wait until they're really mad at each other. It makes far more sense to attack the problem and move on. I have always thought, said and tried to do this. Now I also believe that if there won't necessarily be a future confrontation, like if a stranger accidentally bumps into you and doesn't apologize, than it's not worth it. But if there is a small thing with someone you see everyday, than I firmly believe in pointing it out having a small discussion and then moving on. This is far superior than pretending everything is ok until someone excludes all over the other person to the point of no return. Small bug bites are forgettable but broken bones and scares aren't.
-As for the essay itself, I found it a little slow t first and struggled to connect with what the author was saying. But as I read more the more I began to understand and identify with what she was saying. Some of the references to her family and such I found a little random but also a little funny and human so in the end I appreciated them. At one point she delves into a race issue and I think that would have made more sense if we had the entire text because I remember the passage Mrs. PD read in class was about racial tensions.
-I'm not really sure what Mrs. PD is looking for in these posts but these have been my initial reactions to reading The Culture of Niceness.
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