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Of course she's doubling down. Anything else would mean facing the extent of her responsibility in the death of her child, which would be absolutely crushing to
by drfunk 2y ago
Of course she's doubling down. Anything else would mean facing the extent of her responsibility in the death of her child, which would be absolutely crushing to her ego and self-image as a parent.
She's protecting herself psychologically, that's not surprising.
- bell-cot 2y agoIt's simpler than that. Reversing her position would (1) burn her relationships with most of her social graph, and (2) paint a big target on her back...when nasty anti-vaxers are enjoying a strong tail wind from Washington. In other news, very few victims of armed robbery say "over my dead body, thief!".
- wraaath 2y agoI doubt that either of the parents have (1) or (2) in their mindset/decisioning tree. This is just Darwinism in full effect. Nature has a habit of shaking off the weak, and the weak minded.