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Originally Posted by Emily Fox Seaton
In fact it is everything I can do not to say how disgusting I find the whole thing. If MY loved one was in that shape I would NEVER be asking people to contribute to a fund. I would be curled up in a ball. The thought would never occur to me and I sure would never feel it was proper to ask people to do that.
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I'm surprised you've lived as long as you have without realizing that what we think we might do and what we actually do once we're in a situation can be completely different.
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Plus, the kid did it to himself. He was irresponsible and she was a bad mother for not driving this into his head and now somehow, I have to wring my hands and support her?
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Just curious... How do you know what his mother did or did not tell him? Also, you seem to be of the impression that people are robots who will do whatever their parents tell them.
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But this is the kind of reaction I have and everyone else seems to think I am mean or cold hearted.
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Not mean, but definitely cold-hearted about this particular issue... I mean, how can you deny that when this whole thread is about how much you don't sympathize with a boy on a ventilator?