Apology accepted, and I get that it can be hard to truly communicate as we might wish in written relay messages - native English speakers or not. I guess it's just that I do get so much condescension from men (on a pretty much daily basis) that I suppose I'm touchy about it. So, I apologize as well for taking that out on you. I think we have a very good Medium friendship that works really well and I look forward to continued sharing and exchanges.