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By: A Tweet Too Far? Having a Miscarriage in a Board Meeting and Tweeting It — Holy Hormones, Honey!

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 06:01:51 +0000

[...] a blog post at the time, she said I am four months pregnant. But the baby is dead, inside me, and must be removed. I am [...]

By: em

em — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 09:15:53 +0000

yo.

i respect you, and infact i thought your tweet was pretty cool.

By: Wendi

Wendi — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 17:30:32 +0000

Your post is precious. Not in a cutesy "ooh so prey-scious" way but in a sweet, beautiful and treasured way. We all react to death in different ways; and also according to who it is that died. I have only had six people die that I was related to – both grandmothers and grandfathers, a great aunt and great-grandmother. I handled each death differently. Some hit me more than others. My paternal grandmother was very sick. My maternal grandmother was not, her death was a shock. And again, grandparents; not my husband or even my own parents.

Not having children or even being pregnant, I cannot imagine how you are feeling; nor could I even assume to suggest how you should have coped with the news of your child. How you cope is between you and your family. We are not here to judge.

By: Cora

Cora — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 18:25:48 +0000

Penelope,

I must say that when I saw you on Rick Sanchez and read your tweet, I was outraged. It came across to me as if you had absolutely no value for human life whatsoever. Reading your blogs, though, I see that that's not the case. I'm not going to say that I agree with all the choices you have made. I think that, as adults, we should be able to agree to disagree without anyone being labeled as ignorant or bigoted or sexist or whatever other terms tend to be thrown around. Whether I agree with your choices or not, however, I see that you ARE human and you DO feel, and I appreciate your openness in sharing what have been incredibly traumatic, life-altering events for you. I'm glad that this miscarriage wasn't the last word for you, and that you were blessed with two little ones later. I truly wish you the best, and I hope that your honesty makes a difference in the lives of other women who have gone or will go through similar things.

By: Linda

Linda — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 15:48:03 +0000

How so?

By: Linda

Linda — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 15:47:42 +0000

Please expand on your criticism. As it stands, you're just flinging baseless insults. I'm writing my comments based on what I've read of this woman's posts.

Boring? Maybe, but I guess living one's life by doing the right thing although it might be more difficult is rather dull as opposed to someone who will do anything at all-including murder and prostitution-to get ahead. Personally, I'd rather be boring.

No wonder this woman seems to be a sucker for relationships in which she is seen as disposable; she obviously has no esteem for herself. But I probably wouldn't either, if I were her.

By: Monjaloca

Monjaloca — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 17:02:33 +0000

Dear Linda,

Your incessant self-congratulation is annoying and unflattering. It's also really boring–especially since you obviously have no idea what you're talking about.

Love,
Monjaloca

By: Monjaloca

Monjaloca — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 16:58:34 +0000

She's written about this topic elsewhere on the blog. Do your homework, please.

By: Monjaloca

Monjaloca — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 16:35:09 +0000

Linda–you are living in a dream world.

By: Quote of the Day… « Seven Sins, Inc.

Quote of the Day… « Seven Sins, Inc. — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 19:27:45 +0000

[...] On her blog, she attempts (and I think on the whole succeeds) to defend herself in a measured and reasonable manner: To all of you who said I should not be happy about having a miscarriage: You are the ones short on empathy. Any woman who is pregnant but wishes she weren’t would of course be grateful when she has a miscarriage. Yes, there are many women who want the baby and have a miscarriage. I was one of them. I cried for days. I get it. [...]