I just wanted to apologize to the rest of you for being a jerk on the Epidurals thread (especially at the beginning). Obviously the topic is a sensitive one for me and so I read the original question in a tone that was quite different than the one the writers meant. I started the thread while I was still upset with the perceived tone of the question, but thought I was not writing antagonistically (definitely opinionatedly, but not antagonistically). However, when I went back and re-read my initial post a day later, I was horrified to see how hostile it sounded.
I promise, it was not my intent to attack anyone specifically, but rather to defend a point I felt strongly about. I'm sorry if anyone felt attacked by my post. I promise, it was not intentional, and I am not normally an antagonistic person. I hope that post won't negatively affect your interactions with me on this message board.
and I hope that I wasn't offensive either, as it's a topic I am also, obviously, rather passionate about.