CHICANA
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I just cannot believe your horribly unkind post! When I met that person, I had no idea she has a long history of mental illness, starting with hospitalizations in college. I met her 20 years ago in La Leche League, and she seemed frazzled, but fine...with four kids, the being frazzled seemed logical. We lost touch when I moved, and recently reconnected...found the four kids have now become alkies, druggies, had many abortions....and the mom now disclosed her history to me, and is currently hospitalized. Wow, so I guess I was just dumb to be her friend, without doing a background check!!!
Now, I find it interesting, and I may even leave this board over this, that people who suggested execution of the mom who killed her infant, have had less bashing than I have, when I simply related my experiences with moms who have mental illness. And I did not even cite all my experiences....now, why is it ok to urge execution, but not to say that she should not have had kids, given her precarious history??????
I'm sorry I wasn't very clear.
I wouldn't consider someone who described me as selfish and irresponsible to be a friend. I couldn't speak horribly about a person on a public forum and still call myself their friend. I try be understanding and supportive of my friends and I'd feel horrible if my friend learned that I'd publicly called her a selfish person who ruined her children's lives.
I don't think you were dumb to be her friend.
And you can certainly think that someone shouldn't have children.
I think some disagree with those who think there should be an entity who decides that some people shouldn't be allowed to have children.