Gacked from Ann_mcn

[silverthorne]

*snort...and here my roomate keeps equating me with Elenor...

Not a word, Helen...*winks*


You're Mariane Dashwood from Sense &
Sensibility! You are the romantic
youngster, also found in Jane Austen's work as
Catherine of Northanger Abbey and
possibly Georgiana Darcy of Pride and
Prejudice. You wander through life like Red
Riding Hood in the forest, picking wildflowers
and humming a happy song... and you can't see
the wolf right in front of you! Ruled by heart
and not by head, you are best advised to to
learn a little caution, before you are forced
into a better acquaintance with the ways of the
world.


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Comments

Your comment to me:

[septithol.livejournal.com]

Dear Book_of_Thornes: You wrote: "How convenient. Not only does it make you God, it makes you one very lazy, unfeeling, and selfish 'god'. Did you get pregnant? yes? guess what. your responsibility is to that child, who, although may not be perfect (at least according to your definition), is still a living breathing person, no matter how bloody 'hard' it is for you. Hate to break it to you, but it will never be as hard for you as it is for that kid. Grow up, get some balls, and suck it in."

I am curious. Do you have a disabled child? Or other relative? I have a younger brother who is mentally retarded. I do not think that someone who does not live with a person has any idea precisely what is going to be required to care for that person. Someone else made the comment that 'ordinary kids are a pain in the butt, too'. So they are. But one expects ordinary kids to become independent in 18-25. You will not still be caring for them when you are 80. And what about after you die? Do you feel that your other children (if you happen to have other children) will have some sort of obligation to care for a disabled sibling you chose to give birth to, thereby GREATLY disrupting their lives? Or will that child simply live the next 30-40 years rotting in an institution after your death?

I think it is very easy to sneer at people who decide to abort a mentally retarded or disabled child if you have never had to live with and help care for such a person, and if all of YOUR children are perfect. Here is a suggestion, why don't you go to an abortion clinic and post an ad that you are willing to adopt and be completely responsible for such a child for the rest of your life? Put your actions where your mouth is, otherwise do not pretend that you are morally superior to people faced with a choice you have never had to make.