@A.B. I think you'll notice, if you watch closely, that this room tends to be full of very caring and generous and patient and wise and friendly people. I can testify that much of my fondness for this community comes from some *very* hard times when I've come in here and said "hey, everyone, I'm with my [loved one] in the hospital right now, I just need to unwind, mind if I plop down?"
That said, throwing out non seqiturs with dramatic language isn't, in my experience, a great way to get genuine engagement. If you need to unload something, say "Hey, I'm just going to unload this: ...." If y…