If you have a brain, you know everyone deals with grief differently. They handle it in their own ways and in their own time. Grief is not something that someone on the outside has a right to comment on or direct.
I was watching the news today when it was mentioned that Fox News commentator and staunch liberal Alan Colmes slammed Republican Candidate for President, Rick Santorum. This sounds normal during political times, but when you learn it was over how he handled the death of his infant son...it hits an all time low.
Many years ago, Rick and his wife lost their son Gabriel when he was 2 hours old. Tragic. They decided to take the child home and introduce him to their other children so they could meet him, even though deceased. Maybe that's not for everyone, but who is ANYONE to say that is right or wrong? Why can't someone choose how they grieve their own child without being subject to future political ridicule?
I try hard not to mix my political beliefs and feelings in with my blog, but that's just disgusting no matter what party you are affiliated with. Check the video of the conversation below...
Ugh that just made my heart sink. There is nothing normal about losing a 2 hour old baby. What would a normal response be? I don't know why it would be a bad thing to bring home the baby and grieve as a family. A girl I know recently had a stillbirth and had a photographer come to take some very nice pictures because that's all she is ever going to have of her child. It would break my heart if someone told her that was wrong.
ReplyDeleteThat is shameful! Who is he to judge how someone deals with the loss of their baby? :-(
ReplyDeleteIt was horrible that he had to bring it up and attack him about it, but it was even more disgusting that he just couldn't move past it. No matter how they tried to shut him up and change the subject, he always went right back to it. They shouldn't have even allowed that mess to be aired.
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