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182667, I hear you, but I still wouldn't support a baby shower. But then, I hate
Posted by Buddy_Gilapagos, Fri Nov-06-15 04:21 PM
baby showers. Also alot of all that is moot to me because I'd be about that clinic (if I had my say).




>I'm saying there's no sensing in hammering that
>disappointment home.
>
>You can't put that genie back in the bottle.
>Stop for a second and think.
>
>You don't think she'd already feel a profound sense of failure
>and disappointment? Unless she's a spoiled, self centered,
>disrespectful problem child, she'll probably feel an awful lot
>of things and disappointing her loving parents is probably a
>huge weight on her shoulders as it is.
>
>What good will come from hammering that home further?
>
>Don't get me wrong, there are discussions to be had in this
>situation, but no baby shower is harsh. You could argue that a
>shower would essentially be a celebration of poor decisions
>but I disagree completely.
>
>You discipline and chastise your kid when you catch them in
>the act of getting pregnant. If she winds up getting pregnant
>though? That's a whole new ballgame. Now she has to learn to
>be an adult. Now her life choices are altered in major ways.
>Now her priorities need to change dramatically. Frankly,
>that's punishment enough and my disappointment can kick rocks
>and cry rivers because MY priority at that point shifts toward
>helping her manage a life-altering change.
>
>Any whip cracking and discipline that mattered needed to be
>done prior to this happening and there's no need to take an
>extra pound of flesh for a very human mistake.
>
>


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