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Old Apr 23, 2010, 10:47 AM
MochaFrapPlz
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Originally Posted by la doctora View Post
He doesn't know crap about me and my life. Just because I have mental illness, it doesn't mean I will be a bad mother! In fact, I think I will be happier bc it is something I want so badly. I feel like you women will identify with me here. I feel like he stepped over the boundaries with his "advice".

What do y'all think? Did he cross the line? Or am I over reacting to good advice? (Grrrr... This makes me fuming mad!)
I think he was just trying to be helpful and you're over reacting because you're obviously/understandably sensitive about it. As a doctor, he probably seees a lot of patients who have anxiety/stress and their kids make it much worse. He doesn't know "crap" about your life but I mean, you told him something about stress and anxiety about money and wanting kids..and obviously if you're already having money issues then a baby can make things harder when you factor in all the things they need. Poor people have babies everyday and get by but it's still hard and makes money even tighter which is probably the only point he was trying to make. I think you took it to another level saying he was judging you that you would make a bad mother due to mental illness. Doesn't sound like he said you shouldn't have kids because you're "mentally ill" he just commented that your life wasn't "stable". Not saying I agree or disagree - just saying my take on it.