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It disappoints me to read the knee-jerk reactions here by those who obviously have not gone through childbirth. To help some of you along, a "distressed baby" w
by ScottWhigham 13y ago
It disappoints me to read the knee-jerk reactions here by those who obviously have not gone through childbirth. To help some of you along, a "distressed baby" would be his way of saying that the mother or baby experienced trauma or were under life-threatening duress either during childbirth or prior. This is not that unusual - things like umbilical cords wrapped around a neck, a small birth canal, and other reasons can cause significant problems during childbirth. How many millions of women and babies have died during childbirth? Half of the commenters here are acting as though childbirth is always a safe process.
The guy used a term that the writer of the article took offense to and you guys are making a huge deal of it. Get over it. Imagine yourself having to tell the same story to 100 reporters 100 times over two days. You'd try different ways of saying it and, no doubt, at least one of those times you'd use a word or phrase you wished you could take back.
If you're unhappy that he's bitching about paying for healthcare, fine - let that be why you complain. But stop falling for the buzzfeed/linkbait BS titles and "tricks" that authors use to try to make stories facebook-worthy.
- phillmv 13y agoIt's not about whether the babies are having a bad time, it's about the breach in privacy involved in referring to the health issues that two of his employees underwent, and directly blaming them for the health premiums.
- nitrogen 13y agoFrom what I've read, people who have to tell once.the dame story 100 times over two days are supposed to have a list of talking points that they memorize and refuse to deviate from the list, and/or hold a press conference to tell everyone at once.