A soft smile was his reward. A nod was added with gratefulness. She considered his words carefully. "And your opinion means so much more than that of others. I think that people do not understand me. Do not get me wrong, I do not demand understanding, just the respect that people listen. But often they don't when I try to explain myself and I simply gave up. I feel like some people think I disrespect them because I disagree. I have been thought weak because I showed vulnerability." Her father had been particularly good at this. " I do not think vulnerability is weakness. I believe confidence is. A balance is what I aim for. But over-confidence has got every member of my family into trouble at some point. I aim not to make their same mistake. I can be swayed as long as you respect me. I feel some people here treat arguments like battles they need to win instead of exchanges of knowledge and experience."