smartcookie – I agree with you
Goq – You know I am always looking out for you so I hope this 3 dimensional answer fits into this 2 dimensional square. I don’t know the person who said it so I may be way off but I feel bad that she is being attacked. It sounded to me like she was trying to give you chizuk and for the reasons smartcookie laid out. When people bring up the holocaust, it is because they think of it as pervasive torture that destroyed lives. Not everyone understands that the pain you experienced could even come close. I do understand it, so I might have chosen a different analogy, but assuming it was said in context, she must see you as you are now, and have no clue about the depth of your misery or how far you’ve come.
I just reread your OP and I see you weren’t asking us about her comment at all so I guess I didn’t really answer your post. Sorry about that, I just don’t want you to have something else to feel bad about. I think those of us who suffered are angry at being understood, but MANY of us, for various reasons, did a bad job making our pain known. I for one was always angry that my mother didn’t read my mind and figure it out herself. We did a bad PR job and now we pay for it. So forgive her for choosing poor wording, take her message as chizuk to continue on your path to greatness, and pray that you will never make that mistake with someone else.
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