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That's YOU bub. That's not HER. YOU learned to accept responsibility. SHE didn't. YOU learned to acknowledge your mistakes. SHE didn't. Now she IS learning

by Nrsolis 10y ago

That's YOU bub. That's not HER. YOU learned to accept responsibility. SHE didn't. YOU learned to acknowledge your mistakes. SHE didn't. Now she IS learning and she's learning it the HARD way instead of the EASY way, namely, by haranguing from the Internet Mob. Buddy, you need to really think about this. Are you so callous that you can't see that there wasn't a single person in this girl's life that showed her how to stand on her own two feet? She'll either learn or she won't. It's going to be hard for her either way. Are you so indifferent to someone's struggle that you can't at a minimum think about how hard it must be to live their life and be thankful you're not similarly burdened?

whatok 10y ago
Sure, she's learning by moving to another extremely expensive place that could once again easily lead to financial ruin. Whose fault will it be then? I'm not disagreeing on the fact that she had a tough childhood. All I'm saying is that blaming other people for your shortcomings should not be encouraged. You're talking about a struggle when I see a young white college-educated woman. Do you know how far ahead that puts her in this country? Struggle is getting pregnant in high school and living in section 8 housing without a chance to dig yourself out of it. Got it bub?
- Nrsolis 10y ago
  Not every person's struggle is the same and comparing two people who are struggling just misses the point entirely. That lady who is stuck in Section 8 housing with a newborn you just mentioned? She's WAY better than the DRUG-ADDICTED mother on the street who has to prostitute herself to support her habit. That drug-addicted prostitute? WAY better than the victims of human-trafficking here in the USA and abroad. Those victims of human-trafficking? THEY are way better off than the women of places like sub-Saharan Africa who are quite literally dying of starvation and disease that could be treated with simple low-cost medications if not for the enormous problems of distribution and diversion. So, since you're so hell bent on piling-on to this mob attacking this woman, why not instead have a modicum of sympathy who might be struggling to keep from being their own worst enemy? Is that so much harder to do than to have sympathy for the drug-addicted woman or the runaway who is now a human slave?
hsod 10y ago
She brought her situation to the world. This is a discussion forum. People are discussing it. You seem to be arguing that we should only discuss things that are positive and supportive, and that in seeking the truth of the situation we should ignore anything that is not "kind" Please try to avoid sarcastic terms of endearment in your response, if you choose to make one.
- Nrsolis 10y ago
  No. What I'm suggesting is that we all keep in mind that ANY of us could have started from where she started. I reject the premise that "The Internet" somehow gives us license to judge someone through the narrowest of lenses. You and I (nor anyone reading these words) aren't even remotely qualified to pass judgement on this person. And please refrain from instructing me on what terms I can use in the ordinary course of discussing something I'm passionate about. I don't speak to anyone in any way online that I wouldn't when directly in their company.

by Nrsolis 10y ago

whatok 10y ago

Sure, she's learning by moving to another extremely expensive place that could once again easily lead to financial ruin. Whose fault will it be then? I'm not disagreeing on the fact that she had a tough childhood. All I'm saying is that blaming other people for your shortcomings should not be encouraged. You're talking about a struggle when I see a young white college-educated woman. Do you know how far ahead that puts her in this country? Struggle is getting pregnant in high school and living in section 8 housing without a chance to dig yourself out of it. Got it bub?

Nrsolis 10y ago
Not every person's struggle is the same and comparing two people who are struggling just misses the point entirely. That lady who is stuck in Section 8 housing with a newborn you just mentioned? She's WAY better than the DRUG-ADDICTED mother on the street who has to prostitute herself to support her habit. That drug-addicted prostitute? WAY better than the victims of human-trafficking here in the USA and abroad. Those victims of human-trafficking? THEY are way better off than the women of places like sub-Saharan Africa who are quite literally dying of starvation and disease that could be treated with simple low-cost medications if not for the enormous problems of distribution and diversion. So, since you're so hell bent on piling-on to this mob attacking this woman, why not instead have a modicum of sympathy who might be struggling to keep from being their own worst enemy? Is that so much harder to do than to have sympathy for the drug-addicted woman or the runaway who is now a human slave?

hsod 10y ago

She brought her situation to the world. This is a discussion forum. People are discussing it. You seem to be arguing that we should only discuss things that are positive and supportive, and that in seeking the truth of the situation we should ignore anything that is not "kind" Please try to avoid sarcastic terms of endearment in your response, if you choose to make one.

Nrsolis 10y ago
No. What I'm suggesting is that we all keep in mind that ANY of us could have started from where she started. I reject the premise that "The Internet" somehow gives us license to judge someone through the narrowest of lenses. You and I (nor anyone reading these words) aren't even remotely qualified to pass judgement on this person. And please refrain from instructing me on what terms I can use in the ordinary course of discussing something I'm passionate about. I don't speak to anyone in any way online that I wouldn't when directly in their company.