Mom's death ends tragic life lived hard way

Valley Press ^ | March 9, 2004 | NICOLE JACOB

[BenLurkin]

Subimtted for your analysis and commentary.

I'm not sure where to start.

[Pukin Dog]

"Even though my mom was young, she was very, very wise"

Someone shoot these idiots before they can vote.

[Alberta's Child]

These are the kinds of people we used to send missionaries to visit. My tagline sounds more prophetic by the day.

[SarahW]

May god bless her children.

[BenLurkin]

That line line got me too. Just wasn't sure how to express my sentiments.

[writer33]

"Every time she got knocked down, she would just dust herself off and get back up," said Annette Banks, a close friend. "She was the heart of her family and the strength of her friends. I don't know how she did it."

Isn't this what you're supposed to do? I don't find this unusual. Apparently, the journalist and this woman does.

[fml]

"Every time she got knocked down, she would just dust herself off and get back up,"

Knocked down?!?

[camle]

sounds like she sure knows how to pick her men...

but that's "society"'s fault, t'aint it?

[Husker24]

Her life was filled with struggles, some of them her own doing,

Some?, looks like pretty much the whole damn thing was her doing.

[writer33]

"My mom raised me so well, I think I'm stronger. We can't stop life; we have to continue for our mom."


This is what's called an oxymoron. Of course you can't stop life. Six children by age 22? Man.

[BenLurkin]

And note that this article tries to put a really positive spin on the deceased's life and lifestyle.

Upon reflection, it is a remarkable piece of writing in that regards.

Admirable for its deference to the feelings of the bereaved, but chilling in the writer's willingness to accept as 'normal' the social depravity illustrated by these events.

[pabianice]

The 30-year-old mother of six

Ding! Ding! Ding! Ding!

[Ronaldus Magnus Reagan]

"Even though my mom was young, she was very, very wise," Kat said. "My mom raised me so well, I think I'm stronger. We can't stop life; we have to continue for our mom."

Wise? Hah! She had her first kid at 12, then had 4 more in the next 10 years. Never saved any money (for funeral expenses). Her oldest daughter is a high school drop-out, and the daughter said she was raised well. Unbelievable. The mom can't spot a loser boyfriend at any distance. This mom is a comedy of errors, and we, the responsible citizens, have to subsidize her bad behavior and decision making.

[oldfart]

"Someone shoot these idiots before they can vote."

Vote? Vote?

How about before they can breed?

[BenLurkin]

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[Pukin Dog]

"Every time she got knocked down, she would just dust herself off and get back up"

Surely, a typo. They meant to say

Every time she got knocked up, she would wipe herself off and get back down for the next guy."

I'm sorry, but I've really had enough with the media trying to turn dirty sluts into heroes.

[squarebarb]

Pregnant at 12 and six children by the time she was 22, and the reporter thinks this is a sob story.

"She was very, very wise..."

Maybe she wasn't tall enough to reach the birth control pills on the top shelf.

We're supposed to have all kinds of sympathy for this woman. These people lived like animals. They bred like animals and killed one another like animals.

No sob story here.

[Little Ray]

Life is hard, but its harder if your are stupid.

[stylin_geek]

With the example mom set, they probably already have....

[rabidralph]

In the end, it may have been the pain that killed her.

I'm confused. I read this whole story, waiting for the reporter to get to the pain part. I was expecting the story to tell about some nerve damage, a back problem or some other physical problem that made this woman rely on pain medication or something. The pain in her life was self-inflicted and I'm sorry she put herself and six kids through it.