Everybody is being pretty mean to Justin Harris, the Arkansas state representative who just wanted to help some children have a good home and family, and show them some love and tenderness and stability before he decided that since even an exorcism
Right there with you, Kim. Why should I not be allowed to know where I came from? Why should I not have access to my biological medical history? I don't really know if my birthday is my real birthday. My own children have a big giant blank space in their medical histories as well.
It bugs the shit out of me because this is a public forum and she is not a kid calling a kid another name. She is the man's MOTHER! She is calling her son names. It is, frankly, shocking to me that a parent would do that. And that someone who would do that would hold themselves out as a good parent. And, what if she were a father publically calling his daugher a "Stupid cunt." Would you think that is fine? Also, NO, most parents, adoptive or not, do not call their sons "dumb dicks" and air their child's personal business on a public forum. Also, un, adoptive parents are supposed to be BETTER parents, remember? They were given their children so that the children could have better lives. Plus, she is setting herself up as some kind of role model and yep, that bugs me. Like, oh, she's so great because she didn't rehome her adoptive son? Frankly, I was shocked when reading her piece to get to the end and see what she wrote. But, why you need to defend a woman who publically trashes her own child is beyond me.
Because it's her prerogative, nobody here knows the story and he may well deserve it and anyone who thinks that a parent calling their kids names is uncommon is Fucking stupid. Watch a "reality" TV show, read a mommyblog, you'll see as much and worse.
But no, everyone has to get their self-righteousness high so let's all dump on the woman because she said things we don't like!
See, that's just it Rebecca- it IS all about u! Now if one of my son's who had 'always been an incredibly kind, loving person, who 'cared deeply about my emotional well-being' suddenly 'says he's not my child and cuts off most contact', the first thing I would do would b a searching inventory of MY actions and attitudes to c wot might have caused this! But of course, your searching for his reasons leads to the clear conclusion that he suddenly thought he was a man and became a 'dumb dick' wen u (obviously correctly *snark*) disapproved of his choice of partner. In choosing to defend his partner over his mother, he was, in fact, being a man. U, rather than feeling pride in your son for this, label him a dick for not crawling back under mommy's wing! It is U who needs to grow up and apologise to him and his partner! This would b a far more mature response than dissing him on public forums. It would, however, require some soul searching, and real insight (not to mention empathy), on your part... seriouslyDo u really think after 9 years, that this is something he will just 'get over'? Or r u still just hoping he will c the error of his ways and dump his partner for u eventually?
It has nothing to do with feeling betrayed. I'm upset because she's throwing out subliminals at me. If she had an issue with me,she could have resolved it in a different manner.
You got me there. If she wants to rise to the heights of reality TV, you might have a point. (And, btw, "mommyblogs" don't pubically name the kids they are trashing. Also, do you not get the irony of what she is doing in light of the topic of the article. And why do you feel the need to defend someone who pubically hurts and tries to humilate their own kid? I don't get it.
Jimmy, honey, I never put down Leslie to you, never once in your life. And I never threatened to put you out for not calling me your mom. You only decided you didn't want to quite recently, and you've been making your way out in the world for a while now.
Listen, I thought calling you a dumb dick was a pretty standard, if typically vulgar, response to my annoyance with you having been a teenage boy. I truly did not think it would hurt you this much. But you've also been looking for reasons to be mad at me for some time now. It seems I've now given you a very good reason.
Actually people do drop off their bio kids, even sell them to strangers. You see it on the news from time to time because the parents then GET ARRESTED FOR IT. There is far less ambiguity about that being criminal abandonment.
So clearly since nothing in Arkansas law prohibits it with adopted children, they have a legal problem.
I don't find these so-called godly people believable, just hideous and hypocritical LIARS.
He adopted the kids--against counseling from the agency and some lawyers, he had to use political clout to get it done--, religiously brainwashed and abused them ("exorcisms" were involved), whined about how hard to control and dangerous they were then handed them off to someone they knew was a child molester and still took subsidies after they no longer had them.
Did u miss the bit where sh is NOT his mother? d'uh
What ius just as creepy are the people who would still vote for him- 'Christian' demonists who worship evil and call it their god.
Right there with you, Kim. Why should I not be allowed to know where I came from? Why should I not have access to my biological medical history? I don't really know if my birthday is my real birthday. My own children have a big giant blank space in their medical histories as well.
It bugs the shit out of me because this is a public forum and she is not a kid calling a kid another name. She is the man's MOTHER! She is calling her son names. It is, frankly, shocking to me that a parent would do that. And that someone who would do that would hold themselves out as a good parent. And, what if she were a father publically calling his daugher a "Stupid cunt." Would you think that is fine? Also, NO, most parents, adoptive or not, do not call their sons "dumb dicks" and air their child's personal business on a public forum. Also, un, adoptive parents are supposed to be BETTER parents, remember? They were given their children so that the children could have better lives. Plus, she is setting herself up as some kind of role model and yep, that bugs me. Like, oh, she's so great because she didn't rehome her adoptive son? Frankly, I was shocked when reading her piece to get to the end and see what she wrote. But, why you need to defend a woman who publically trashes her own child is beyond me.
Because it's her prerogative, nobody here knows the story and he may well deserve it and anyone who thinks that a parent calling their kids names is uncommon is Fucking stupid. Watch a "reality" TV show, read a mommyblog, you'll see as much and worse.
But no, everyone has to get their self-righteousness high so let's all dump on the woman because she said things we don't like!
It's legal for bio kids as well, but notice that people don't just drop them off to strangers in a car park/online or wotever :(
See, that's just it Rebecca- it IS all about u! Now if one of my son's who had 'always been an incredibly kind, loving person, who 'cared deeply about my emotional well-being' suddenly 'says he's not my child and cuts off most contact', the first thing I would do would b a searching inventory of MY actions and attitudes to c wot might have caused this! But of course, your searching for his reasons leads to the clear conclusion that he suddenly thought he was a man and became a 'dumb dick' wen u (obviously correctly *snark*) disapproved of his choice of partner. In choosing to defend his partner over his mother, he was, in fact, being a man. U, rather than feeling pride in your son for this, label him a dick for not crawling back under mommy's wing! It is U who needs to grow up and apologise to him and his partner! This would b a far more mature response than dissing him on public forums. It would, however, require some soul searching, and real insight (not to mention empathy), on your part... seriouslyDo u really think after 9 years, that this is something he will just 'get over'? Or r u still just hoping he will c the error of his ways and dump his partner for u eventually?
It has nothing to do with feeling betrayed. I'm upset because she's throwing out subliminals at me. If she had an issue with me,she could have resolved it in a different manner.
Not if u keep dissing his partner it won't..
You got me there. If she wants to rise to the heights of reality TV, you might have a point. (And, btw, "mommyblogs" don't pubically name the kids they are trashing. Also, do you not get the irony of what she is doing in light of the topic of the article. And why do you feel the need to defend someone who pubically hurts and tries to humilate their own kid? I don't get it.
Jimmy, honey, I never put down Leslie to you, never once in your life. And I never threatened to put you out for not calling me your mom. You only decided you didn't want to quite recently, and you've been making your way out in the world for a while now.
Listen, I thought calling you a dumb dick was a pretty standard, if typically vulgar, response to my annoyance with you having been a teenage boy. I truly did not think it would hurt you this much. But you've also been looking for reasons to be mad at me for some time now. It seems I've now given you a very good reason.
I'm sorry sweetheart.
Actually people do drop off their bio kids, even sell them to strangers. You see it on the news from time to time because the parents then GET ARRESTED FOR IT. There is far less ambiguity about that being criminal abandonment.
So clearly since nothing in Arkansas law prohibits it with adopted children, they have a legal problem.
I don't find these so-called godly people believable, just hideous and hypocritical LIARS.
He adopted the kids--against counseling from the agency and some lawyers, he had to use political clout to get it done--, religiously brainwashed and abused them ("exorcisms" were involved), whined about how hard to control and dangerous they were then handed them off to someone they knew was a child molester and still took subsidies after they no longer had them.
Ah, so it is clear that research is never required, because, as all commenters know, Wonkette does not allow comments.
Cue the fucking ED, right?
That you are right.But yes,I do not consider her my mother,and doubt I will anytime soon.More or less a mother figure,if that.
Although she has shamed me in many other ways.How soon did she get pregnate with child again?with a guy she knew for how long??