Originally Posted by
Prism99
I have travelled around the world alone and with others more than once. People have good experiences; people have bad experiences. If I were required to share only my good experiences in life -- or with quilt guilds -- I would go mad. Why do proponents of the Pollyanna principle feel obliged to demonize people who are simply being honest?
I think you have twisted what some have written. I have acknowledged that some posters have had negative experiences. I have also tried to explain what happens at the type of guild meetings I attend so they are less intimidating to people whose knowledge is limited to what is posted here.