Great post, Erica, and to everyone else - glad I’m not alone! A curse of the instant messaging era is that the instant message is sent based upon the instant reaction; in real life we often get chance to cool down and think better of it rather than angrily and self-righteously pounding away at our phones or keyboards. I, too, have been learning to be more patient and understanding of others points of view, and like someone else said, have had (and sometimes still do!) an almost pathological desire to be “right”. The good news is that I know I’m not always, or even most of the time, correct, and I understand that my ego needs taking down several notches.
Again, great post, I’m glad you did the (actual!) right thing and thanks for everyone sharing. Certainly helped me realise I’m not alone and we’re all working on ourselves 🙂