try having a d/f kid. so many of the kids she grew up with are d/f too.

ok, listen, can you show empathy instead of turning it to you and your family? I'm not hating on you, or beating you up, but when someone's having a rough week, it's not kind to say "you think THAT...

yea, that is a good point, **DISCLAIMER** I AM NOT TRYING TO DISRESPECT YOU STARSHIP** but yea, i think that lauren is going through some hard times, the least all of us can do is try to offer supp...

haha i have no starship. i do feel bad. i've been d/f. i know what it does to the family.

did you even read dan's comment? he brought up a good point for us all to work on.

i felt her pain right away. just b/c i reacted the way i did SHOWS empathy cause i know the pain a d/f loved one or friend causes. excuse me for being human.

did you guys know that sympathy and empathy are actually 2 different things? Points to whoever can explain the diff without consulting dictionary.com

sympathy is feeling bad for someone for a reason empathy is actually taking on those feelings, and sharing their pain. i know, i had the instruction talk on this a couple of weeks ago.

u got it backwards dude. nice job misleading the congregation.

ohhh...wrong again mr. kelly...

em·pa·thy ( P ) Pronunciation Key (mp-th) n. Identification with and understanding of another's situation, feelings, and motives. See sym·pa·thy ( P ) Pronunciation Key (smp-th) n...

yeah, that's not really the right way to express it though. if your cat died, and i tell you "i'm sorry - that really sucks" - that's sympathy. i feel bad for you. but if your cat died, and i...

actually empathy is more so... i've been there.. i truly understand.. and feel it.. sypathy you haven't expereienced it. but feel the pain. i win. you got serv'd

guys... you're all confused. i took Helpdesk Analyst training and they told us: empathize but don't sympathize. you empathize, u say, hey i'm sorry you're having a problem. you sympathize, you t...

What Is Empathy? One dictionary says that empathy is the "identification with and understanding of another's situation, feelings, and motives." It has also been described as the ability to put one...

wow... now i'm confused. i can't think about this anymore

i'm telling you empahty is when you fullly understand the pain... for instance being through the problem already yourself. and sympathy is understanding it from outside the actual pain.. etc ...