Now, I don't want people who had children young to get all upset at me or whatever. I'm sure that there are plenty of responsible young mothers, and I do know quite a few (and I'm really proud of you for stepping up to the plate and doing something I don't think I could do).
I am just appalled because I can't believe someone would try to have more children because they think it'll make them happy. There are plenty of other ways to be happy; there are plenty of things around us that can make us happier, there are so many things to be thankful for. When I'm unhappy, I think about how I'm healthy and I am alive.
More entries to come at some point, now that break is over. :( and I didn't even go anywhere exciting! But, I suppose that's not to say that I didn't have ANY fun while on break:
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| Happy "Spring Break", b!tches! |
I never comment on this blog, but I'm really disgusted by this post; you have no idea what's going on in her life and have no right to judge her (which you obviously are). For the record, the reason she wants to have another child so badly is because her first child (the one you reference above) died of SIDS at just 10 days old. Obviously she hasn't been doing too well since then, and really doesn't deserve someone picking apart her life on a blog.
ReplyDeleteOkay. Clearly there has been a GIANT misunderstanding here.
ReplyDeleteFirstly, I had no idea that this happened and I'm really sorry to hear that. That's really unfortunate and it must be really hard on her. Secondly, I'm not judging her because I think she's made bad decisions or something. I'm simply concerned for her well being. If she's happy, then that's fine by me, but when I see something like that (albeit out of context), what else am I supposed to think? It sounds like something really desperate, and I don't want her going through something like that. No one would.
So no, I do not claim to know what's going on in her life and I'm really upset that her situation is like this. That changes the entire scope of everything. But Katherine, you have to realize that all I saw was this one status update and that's what it sounded like. I'm really sorry to hear that happened and I really wish her the best. So obviously there is a good and valid reason behind this, and it's not what I thought it was. I guess it goes to show that things aren't as they seem.
I'm sorry I disgusted you, but perhaps you can understand that, no, I did not know the entire situation. Had I known that, I would never have even written this, because what kind of a person would (knowingly) do that? I'm not in her loop because I haven't seen her in years, but that doesn't mean that I don't care about her well being (like I care about all of my friends), and I do give brutally honest advice to all of them because I care.
Well, I can't take back what I posted on the internet, but what I can say is that I'm sorry she's going through this and I really hope I didn't offend her because I had NO idea that happened. I'm sorry for their loss and I sincerely hope she recovers. So I hope that at the very least, you and anyone else who reads this will give me a little bit of credit for that.
Sometimes people with opinions get in trouble. They say something and sometimes it ends up offending some people. You can't please everyone.
ReplyDeleteBut better to have an opinion and get called out sometimes than to mute your opinions and play it safe.
Your blog entries are helluva lot more interesting than any other blog I read.
Thanks, Eric. That is a really kind thing for you to say. I wish I had more readers, but it's nice to know that the few of them seem to like reading what I have to write. :)
ReplyDeleteYeah. Me and my big mouth, getting me into trouble all the time because I don't really like keeping things to myself.... and when I do, it'll make it's way out in a way that is SO much uglier.