tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-751729176274698663.post2446827802124150149..comments2023-10-28T10:51:58.711-04:00Comments on Confessions of a Semi-Slacker Mom: This is pretty powerful! PYHO/WW ComboAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07589330892217693717noreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-751729176274698663.post-48416039445797562292010-08-19T12:48:49.812-04:002010-08-19T12:48:49.812-04:00oh for the love of god, it's heartbreaking. th...oh for the love of god, it's heartbreaking. these instances, the mom in texas who drowned her babies in the tub. just awful. i know my 5 year old would be fighting like mad. Heartbreaking!!MommaKisshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09443553798728370645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-751729176274698663.post-76835130666412444762010-08-19T12:45:09.844-04:002010-08-19T12:45:09.844-04:00That is horrible...and we do wonder how someone co...That is horrible...and we do wonder how someone could do that to a child. I have a better understanding of mental illness now that I had a mental health class. (I'm currently in nursing school.) Mental illness is certainly not an excuse but it makes that person's brain work differently, their brain chemistry changes and they are no longer in control. Again, I'm not saying that this excuses her actions but combine mental illness with drug use and you have a double dose of mental illness. Lots of people with mental illness do drugs to be "normal" because that's more normal than how they feel. It's such a tragedy when this happens but I do feel that the family of a person with mental illness has to take some responsibility and get that person some help. I am so sorry about your friend though, that is so very sad.Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15143572218544904176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-751729176274698663.post-3701884838353127772010-08-19T09:11:40.628-04:002010-08-19T09:11:40.628-04:00The first thing I thought about that horrible situ...The first thing I thought about that horrible situation was, "I bet she has some mental issues." I dearly wish she had left those babies with her mother and just drove away. Not only did she kill her children, but now she has to live with that knowledge the rest of her life...even if she DOES get the help she needs. It's truly tragic.brainellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11067167871454642635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-751729176274698663.post-53550098084667770672010-08-19T06:33:48.699-04:002010-08-19T06:33:48.699-04:00Oh WOW... that doesn't really adequately expre...Oh WOW... that doesn't really adequately express it, but wow... how heart breaking. I wanted to ask... does it make it somehow easier to understand that a person who would do that would have to be completely utterly insane...when it was someone you knew and you can't equate the person you knew with the one they became, so insanity has to be the only answer? I just can't even imagine...Sorta Southern Single Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14349718837546442408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-751729176274698663.post-37284910496727534422010-08-19T03:50:54.174-04:002010-08-19T03:50:54.174-04:00I have mixed feelings....when it comes to mental i...I have mixed feelings....when it comes to mental illness, I wonder if she truly understood what she was doing, and the true impact of it? I don't mean to excuse her actions, but I firmly believe mental illness is a sickness just like physical illness and I don't think they always can be held accountable for their actions.<br />Such a tragic story.Cyndy Bushhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12617354883122757511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-751729176274698663.post-52293146504424387312010-08-19T00:21:43.056-04:002010-08-19T00:21:43.056-04:00I was crying as I read this. I have a 5 year old ...I was crying as I read this. I have a 5 year old and a 4 month old. They are both so ridiculously precious in my mind - one because he's so new and innocent and one because she's become my absolute best friend and is sometimes indistinguishable from a teenager. I could never imagine ever hurting them in any way and I don't understand how anyone could do this to their kids. I agree with you completely about everything you said and I too wonder what could be going through a five year old's mind when her beloved mother does something so incredibly horrible and cruel to her. There are things in this world I just will never understand.Valeriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07138499989938315021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-751729176274698663.post-20626423114723005412010-08-18T22:12:29.062-04:002010-08-18T22:12:29.062-04:00Awful. Just plain awful. My good friend from colle...Awful. Just plain awful. My good friend from college graduated hs with Susan Smith. She was floored. My husband saw her in prison when he was on site with a contractor. I wish he could've gone over there and snapped her neck in two. I look at my boys and wonder how a mother could ever do something like that. Awful.The Princess of Sarcasmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02574980588740035485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-751729176274698663.post-47688531823563555442010-08-18T21:33:58.710-04:002010-08-18T21:33:58.710-04:00*tears* ... breaks my heart. Bless the children.*tears* ... breaks my heart. Bless the children.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14162130893393332673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-751729176274698663.post-32814988859800514442010-08-18T21:08:46.477-04:002010-08-18T21:08:46.477-04:00That story is hard to read...I don't even know...That story is hard to read...I don't even know what to say...I just don't...Sandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09894333322881236627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-751729176274698663.post-7157899417492078232010-08-18T21:05:04.566-04:002010-08-18T21:05:04.566-04:00That is just so sad. Have you seen the show Deadly...That is just so sad. Have you seen the show Deadly Women on ID they psychoanalyze the woman that do these things, even FBI profilers cannot believe that a woman could murder her own children it just baffles me.Gracie Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00742830702599728466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-751729176274698663.post-2276933541246936742010-08-18T20:12:27.758-04:002010-08-18T20:12:27.758-04:00I have suffered post partum depression and possibl...I have suffered post partum depression and possibly even post partum psychosis. I have depression. My sister is bi-polar. And never not even once did she or I hurt our kids. I can understand the feeling yes, but I never did anything. The scary thing is, this stuff happens more than people realize and their are women out there who are suffering from this. Thank you for sharing this. It's such a sad story.Louriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05477223472789865063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-751729176274698663.post-67799771118751126912010-08-18T18:42:24.268-04:002010-08-18T18:42:24.268-04:00I don't understand this. Anyone who could tak...I don't understand this. Anyone who could take the lives of their own children who haven't had a chance to even live a life is just a monster (in my opinion). Nothing can excuse those actions.Evonnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18053569885496919527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-751729176274698663.post-6597494326992972972010-08-18T18:33:38.449-04:002010-08-18T18:33:38.449-04:00I lived in Hoover when this happened and I remembe...I lived in Hoover when this happened and I remember thinking roughly the same things you've written. I cannot begin to imagine things being so bad that you would think that was your only way out. So sad.Buttonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15664185949879945244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-751729176274698663.post-20908223261010887392010-08-18T18:25:44.567-04:002010-08-18T18:25:44.567-04:00I know the story all too well as I live in Birming...I know the story all too well as I live in Birmingham. So, so very sad..... and yes, give your babies to me as I'm unable to have children of my own (my girl is mine)...... but couldn't afford adoption or the desire to adopt, but if someone came up and handed me a baby, I would take it!Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11928003400276630525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-751729176274698663.post-77053446203427191312010-08-18T17:49:56.971-04:002010-08-18T17:49:56.971-04:00I don't know how someone could do that. If th...I don't know how someone could do that. If this were someone I knew I would be...I don't even know. I feel the same as you do and I also think that I would die trying to save my kid rather then save myself and yell for help!<br /><br />So tragic.Babes Mamihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07358199545037517298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-751729176274698663.post-35043651331080634712010-08-18T17:29:36.891-04:002010-08-18T17:29:36.891-04:00I heard about the story too. And not that it make...I heard about the story too. And not that it makes a difference, but I read that she actually killed the children in a hotel room first and then put them in the car to make it look like an accident.<br /><br />Clearly, there is no excuse for this, and as someone who has suffered from PPD, my heart breaks for everyone involved.RN Mamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13843277989677810339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-751729176274698663.post-50259573040636287822010-08-18T16:40:43.518-04:002010-08-18T16:40:43.518-04:00Wow ... I would like to believe this mother was n...Wow ... I would like to believe this mother was not in her correct mind, to carry out such a horrific act. <br />There are so many families who are not able to have children of their own ~ who have so much love to give and truly want to be parents. - I'm not able to carry a child since my accident - so Hubby and I are exploring both surrogate and adoption. So this affects me deeply.<br /><br />In cases like these I always wonder did no one around this woman, notice any odd behaviour? If she was known to be bi-polar, were there no safety precautions put in place for the care of these innocent, beautiful children?<br /><br />Life is so precious ... to have it shorten at the hands of anyone let alone a mother, is devastating and disturbing.<br /><br />My dear friend I can't imagine how this must be affecting you. Try to remember her as the happy teenager you knew. No one will ever know really what happened - was she a monster - and if so what made her that way? Was she ill, and if so - why was no one around to help her and her children? I'm praying for you, to be able to find peace and comfort with your family - God's gift to you and them. I pray for the souls of those beautiful innocent children and even their mother ... that may be able to rest at peace in God's home. Blessings..HHLhighheeledlifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07205935979513877589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-751729176274698663.post-85656567446370203242010-08-18T16:21:00.695-04:002010-08-18T16:21:00.695-04:00I think about this horrible situation so much and ...I think about this horrible situation so much and I hate it so bad. I can not imagine what in the world she was thinking. Those poor, poor children. It's terrible! And I'm sorry, maybe I shouldn't say this but I am. There is NO WAY IN HELL I would have gotten out of that car alive without my child! I would have died trying to get them out!! I think she killed herself and I don't think it was an accident at all. She was not the same person we knew. Crazy puts it a little mildly I think. It's so sad.Ambernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-751729176274698663.post-65586055269204812552010-08-18T15:26:33.639-04:002010-08-18T15:26:33.639-04:00Love your blog!
Jennifer
http://livingachangedlif...Love your blog!<br /><br />Jennifer<br />http://livingachangedlife.blogspot.com/Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05892127893025704154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-751729176274698663.post-22373927551887963962010-08-18T15:24:29.375-04:002010-08-18T15:24:29.375-04:00I posted on this last night as well. It simply sic...I posted on this last night as well. It simply sickens me.. period..sociopathic personalities is the only descriptionAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01949756584291140114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-751729176274698663.post-61695218289749906312010-08-18T15:19:03.961-04:002010-08-18T15:19:03.961-04:00My heart was racing when I read this. I just watch...My heart was racing when I read this. I just watched on the news last night a woman in my area did the same thing. How could anyone hurt their child???? Hearing stories like this effect me as well. I dont even know them but it breaks my heart.Life Without Pinkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18020379331786116495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-751729176274698663.post-32535966167217791882010-08-18T14:27:45.919-04:002010-08-18T14:27:45.919-04:00That really breaks my heart when people kills thei...That really breaks my heart when people kills their kids. I agree if you can't take care of them, let some one else take care of them. There is no need to harm your kids.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-751729176274698663.post-5223691031425737352010-08-18T13:53:24.592-04:002010-08-18T13:53:24.592-04:00These situations always hit me hard. I have anxiet...These situations always hit me hard. I have anxiety, and while not currently severe or terribly active, things like this flare it like no other. I cannot imagine having known someone who was once a friend do this- I'm sure it has an emotional effect. Any situation is tragic, and while I understand not wanting to offend, it's still simply horrific.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06957238407666666350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-751729176274698663.post-85988746258360442322010-08-18T13:21:49.066-04:002010-08-18T13:21:49.066-04:00I can't even begin to imagine this. I was tear...I can't even begin to imagine this. I was tearing up thinking of those kids in the car. Keep your kids safe and then do what you will with yourself. That probably sounds harsh, but it's so tragic that it's often the kids who get hurt or even killed in situations like this.Shellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06811697675090627618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-751729176274698663.post-35557930204428646702010-08-18T12:50:27.150-04:002010-08-18T12:50:27.150-04:00It is sad, and scary, and terrible and lots of oth...It is sad, and scary, and terrible and lots of other horrible words. I know when the kids were just little and I was all jacked up on the hormones sometimes I would just get so over it, and then I would walk away. I mean really, just walk away.<br /><br />I was living in Houston when the whole Andrea Yates thing came out when she drowned her children. So many people knew she was sick but just let her keep the kids anyway. It always makes me wonder when something like this happens how many other people knew the kids were in danger and did nothing. Ultimately it is the mother's fault, but still. I think there are other people that can carry the blame.Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16666910475457302786noreply@blogger.com