Um... you don't know me, someone who posted a link from a comm referred me, and I have to say that I completely agree with you in essence.
Although I don't blame her for NOT aborting the child, and probably wouldn't myself under the same circumstances (I'm the same age), I think it was reckless irresponsible for her to allow herself to become pregnant in the first place, and reflected even further by her decision to take on something like a VP slot with an infant.
This wasn't a "last chance" scenario - she has four other children. This was not a late in life marriage. This was just irresponsible and stupid. When my husband and I married five years ago, knowing that he was too old to raise another child to adulthood and knowing that my chances of having a healthy baby were slim, we took care of things permanently.
My husband has worked with disabled children for years and his opinion is that children with Down's syndrome are delightful people and I trust his judgment on that. But we were not about to inflict this on any child when we already had children from previous marriages.
And this may sound a bit old-fashioned, but I don't think she should be taking on a VP slot with even a healthy, normal infant that young. I've not had a special needs child myself, but I've had a couple of healthy ones. It's a physically and emotionally taxing process and you don't recover properly until at least 12-18 months. And that's when your young. When you're "old", it's even more taxing. The reason they let us get off sinking ship first is because we have the ability to bring forth and nurture new life. That's important work. One does not take on a brand new job, especially stressful, high pressure, demanding jobs while trying to nurture a small infant and recover from childbirth.
She's irresponsible however you look at it. She's a bad parent, even if the baby was fine and healthy. It was irresponsible for her to allow herself to get pregnant, it is irresponsible for her to take on a high-pressure job while she has a small infant at home.
Oh - and Joe Biden - yeah, he's an old white guy, but he's a very cool old white guy. I'd party with him anytime. He's a firecracker and sharp as razors and with a sterling sense of honor. Joe's good people. He looks like a used car salesman, but he's good people. I'd trust him with my life savings and my firstborn.
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Although I don't blame her for NOT aborting the child, and probably wouldn't myself under the same circumstances (I'm the same age), I think it was reckless irresponsible for her to allow herself to become pregnant in the first place, and reflected even further by her decision to take on something like a VP slot with an infant.
This wasn't a "last chance" scenario - she has four other children. This was not a late in life marriage. This was just irresponsible and stupid. When my husband and I married five years ago, knowing that he was too old to raise another child to adulthood and knowing that my chances of having a healthy baby were slim, we took care of things permanently.
My husband has worked with disabled children for years and his opinion is that children with Down's syndrome are delightful people and I trust his judgment on that. But we were not about to inflict this on any child when we already had children from previous marriages.
And this may sound a bit old-fashioned, but I don't think she should be taking on a VP slot with even a healthy, normal infant that young. I've not had a special needs child myself, but I've had a couple of healthy ones. It's a physically and emotionally taxing process and you don't recover properly until at least 12-18 months. And that's when your young. When you're "old", it's even more taxing. The reason they let us get off sinking ship first is because we have the ability to bring forth and nurture new life. That's important work. One does not take on a brand new job, especially stressful, high pressure, demanding jobs while trying to nurture a small infant and recover from childbirth.
She's irresponsible however you look at it. She's a bad parent, even if the baby was fine and healthy. It was irresponsible for her to allow herself to get pregnant, it is irresponsible for her to take on a high-pressure job while she has a small infant at home.
Oh - and Joe Biden - yeah, he's an old white guy, but he's a very cool old white guy. I'd party with him anytime. He's a firecracker and sharp as razors and with a sterling sense of honor. Joe's good people. He looks like a used car salesman, but he's good people. I'd trust him with my life savings and my firstborn.