Rarrrrrr!

[baasheep]

Gnaaaah!I posted a while ago about a particular bookface aquaintence who seemed to pick which US politician she would vote for (if she was american that is) based solely on their gender. She was pro Clinton until Obama got the nomination now she's pro McCain/Palin cuz Palin has a ladygarden. Yeaaah.

Sooo logging on to bookface today I find an email from her. I posted a message of support on a mutual bookfaces page expressing support for a very difficult situation she is going through. Without going into details this friend is facing a difficult choice involving a surprise pregnancy. Aquaintence emailed me chastising me for saying I would support whatever she would do. Apparently I should have instead "gently encouraged" her to basically keep the baby. WTF?!?! Putting aside for the moment Ireland's draconian anti abortion laws (which is a whole other rant) this mutual friend has her head very firmly screwed on her shoulders most of the time but like me makes poor choices in men and is now unfortunately paying the price. I know her enough to know she would never consider flying to another country to have an invasive and emotionally wrenching procedure performed on her simply as another method of birth control. Aquaintence signed off her email to me saying she was going for pray for mutual friend and for me that I may help her make the "right" decision.

I am livid. I have not replied to her yet simply because I don't trust myself to scrawl FUCK YOU FUCK YOU FUCK YOU all over the mail. I instead joined a legalise abortion in ireland group on bookface and will compose a hopefully calmer response to her email later.

Liiivid.

Comments

[cyros.livejournal.com]

"ladygarden" - *snort*

Regardless of your friend's stance on choice, I find it hard to believe that she believes "gentle encouragement" would sway someone to steer their decision in one direction or the other. Seems incredibly naive to me.

As to chastising you for supporting your friend - WTF?

[jumpinmonkies.livejournal.com]

Folks like that piss me off. Where in the hell does she get off emailing you such a thing? You're being SUPPORTIVE. That has nothing to do with your own personal position on abortion, but shows that you are a true friend that will help make a time like this a little less scary for someone you care about. I only hope that if I ever have to make such a decision, there will be someone like yourself there to hold my hand and support me while putting their own opinions aside.