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Interests: Movies, reading, yoga. I used to love travelling, but that's slowed down a lot now that we have our kidlets.
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Where Fact is Fiction & TV Reality
Posted Jun 3, 2010 at Deep South Moms
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First off, I wanted to say that I am sincerely sorry that I offended people in my blog. I veered off of the intended subject and as a result, the overall blog was unfocused and confusing. My husband even said that I was not “even-handed” in the blog and I do agree.
Hopefully this will help clear things up. I wish I could say that I was blogging under the influence of Ambien, but it’s just not true. I was not drugged or sleep-deprived when I wrote the blog, but in serious need of some editing skills. There are really two topics that I was trying to address in the blog: 1) having large families and 2) paying attention to your children. My biggest mistake was insinuating that there is a link between the two.
First, I’ll talk about what I didn’t mean to say. I in no way meant this as a criticism of fertility treatments. I am fully supportive of whatever means people use to have children, whether it is medically, through adoption or surrogacy. Besides marrying my husband, having kids is the most wonderful thing that has ever happened to me. I wouldn’t want anyone to be denied this blessing. I’ve read my words in the blog over again and while I don’t mention anything about fertility treatments, I can see that my vague or harsh language may have led readers to conclude that I was judging Kate Gosselin for doing IUI. This is most definitely not the case.
Second, I was remiss in assuming that I know what really goes on in Kate Gosselin’s life. I know that the gossip magazines are often vicious and focused on printing what is going to sell copies. Ironically, as a recipient of some of the strong comments in response to my blog, I got an idea of what it’s like to be judged perhaps unfairly. Although it stung to be criticized this way, I do know that I made mistakes and that’s why I’m writing this response.
Third, having large families does not necessarily equate to children being ignored or neglected. I was emotionally neglected as a youngster, but I only have one sibling. On the other hand, you have families like the Duggars who seem very functional and by all accounts, the love in the family seems to grow as they add more children. I still stand by my assessment of the Octo-Mom, but she is obviously a special kind of unbalanced and should not even have a place in a rational conversation on family planning.
I also did not mean to be critical of anyone who gets pregnant by accident. As John Lennon said, “Life is what happens when you’re busy making other plans.” These babies are every bit as appreciated as ones who were planned. I am so sorry if what I said in my blog was construed in any other way.
What I did mean to say was one, the decision of whether or not to expand your family is one that ideally warrants serious thought. Two, our children should be our priorities. I feel strongly about these issues, but somehow my intended message went off track and ended up sounding preachy and pedantic.
On a closing note, I wanted to say that I appreciate your feedback. This whole thing was a learning experience for me. If I am going to address serious and sensitive issues, I better make sure that the premise is well thought-out and the supporting arguments concise and logical.
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Tess,thank you for your thoughtful and well-researched response. You have very good points and I very much appreciate the feedback.
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While grocery shopping recently, Kate Gosselin blared on a cover of People Magazine, “Why Can’t A Mom Have Fun?” She is responding to the flack she’s been receiving from the amount of time she spends practicing for and promoting Dancing With the Stars. In US Weekly (my bible, I say with a wink...
I laughed just as much as I did the first time! This is absolutely hilarious!! Somehow the accent makes it even funnier ... it's almost like his voice has a built-in wink in it. (For those of you who are offended, note that one of the categories is "humor." It's a JOKE!!)
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Lisa
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Lisa
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Lisa
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Angie, you hit the nail on the head! You're cracking me up!! Lisa
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Lisa
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Lisa
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Lisa
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Lisa
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Lisa
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http://www.deepsouthmoms.com/lisag/
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Good post! I completely agree. In fact, I wrote a similar blog a while back. Bring on Barbie!
http://nicoledanelogan.typepad.com/my_weblog/2008/08/barbie-fest.html
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We have a whole slew of harmless fibs in our arsenal. I have concocted all these imaginary "bunnies" that monitor our three kids' behavior. Who needs "elf on the shelf" when you can have invisible bunnies such as "The Valentine Bunny" to make sure that your kids are adhering to the rules and thus ensuring copious amounts of candy and other "treats" on said holidays? It really seems to work and they buy it that only mommy and daddy can see these bunnies because they're really shy around kids. The bunnies talk directly to me and I translate to the kids. Oh gosh, I hope I'm not setting them for excess let-down when they find out ALL these characters are fictitious! Anyway, LOVED your post and your personal blog too!! Lisa (a former OC girl)
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