Reply #152: Who speaks more credibly about Everest, me or sir Edmund Hillary?

[lumberjack_jeff]

hint: I could probably find Everest on a map and that's about it.


i refuse to accept that people are unable to understand each other

It isn't a question of empathy, it's a question of experiences. I understand that a mountain climber gets cold. I understand that the altitude makes it a hard walk. I understand that it's steep.

I know I don't truly understand what that means until I actually climb a mountain, until then, it's all academic.

I will add however, that the experience of "being a parent" varies widely. Being a parent, being a parent of children, being a parent of a child with disabilities are wildly different things.

No one better understands your experiences than you. No one better understands my experiences than me.