[Jane Holland]

Originally Posted by Mark Allinson

Thank you, Jane - and welcome to Eratosphere.

I am glad to see that you support my assertion, since you acknowledge the significant and innate differences between your male and female offspring.

I am sure you don't socialize your boys to behave in this way – perhaps they are picking up the wrong role model behaviour from school or television. They must be getting this behaviour from some social source, since we know that it can't be anything innate. Nothing from Nature, surely.

No, Mark, I don't 'socialize' my twin boys to behave in that way, nor is it anything to do with 'Nature'. One boy is autistic and the other suffers from ADHD. I spend a good deal of each day trying to work round those disabilities in a calm way, which may be why I am able to deal with unpleasant hostilities and still retain that quirky sense of humour for which I am known.

I am indeed grateful for supportive comments made here - as I said above - and have not missed those who have made them. I'm sorry if I gave that impression before. I only registered in order to give some feedback on negative comments made about the new Poetic Justice forum; it's unlikely that I will make a habit of posting here, especially as my time online is limited. But it's been fun!

P.S. Michael, I already commented on the submissions versus acceptances discussion on Harriet yesterday, so would rather not repeat myself.