Hello, MJ! Good to hear from you again! It’s interesting that some people do feel this way, though they may not be people you personally know. Maybe we’re shocked by something when it’s not something we’ve personally encountered much amongst the people we ourselves know. And for sure, we all have our interpretations. I do hope when I say “my friend”, it’s not taken as possession, but rather, a verbalization of appreciation of the person that I am so happy to be affiliated with.