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Really? Really?!?
I am so annoyed by this, I can't even quite find the right words. A friend of mine posted on FB the following:
Ok, in addition to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation or Donate Life America, if you are inclined to give a charitable donation this holiday season I'd urge you to consider this one as well.
http://www.indiegogo.com/Baby-Williams
I was expecting a sad story of health issues and struggles. I find this couple to be so selfish and so self-righteous that it's appalling. We've all had kids. We've all had struggles, whether emotionally, physically, or financially. Some of our kids were planned, others weren't. But, were we out there soliciting money from strangers because we wanted to have the ideal birth in a birthing center with midwives and because we needed maternity clothes (?!?!?). Did we spend too much money on PBR and indie shows that we had to voguely ask for our friends' friend's money via a hipster website? Dude.
Do these idiots think that once the baby is born that's all they're going to have to pay? I don't think these ignoramuses have any idea how many doctors' visits infants require, not to mention the basic expenses of raising a child. Way to plan, a-holes. Man, pony the fuck up for insurance. If you don't want to play the corporate games, then you should've saved up for the kid ahead of time.
And, for God's sake, Oh-Friend-Of-Mine, find a real cause to contribute to.
Yes, I just ended my sentence with a preposition, I'm that annoyed.
/rant.
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Permalink Reply by kommishoner on -
So, I can see why you're annoyed. I would be too. But in looking at the website, it seems like maybe they're not raising money to have the super schmancy pants birth that their health insurance doesn't cover, but rather that they don't have any health insurance at all. In that situation, a birth center is almost 100% likely to be cheaper than a hospital. So, still annoying, but maybe less selfish? More annoying, maybe, is that your friend is mistaking their "hey, friends, help us out?" request for an actual charity helping actual people in actual need. Which is also totally understandable to be annoyed by. (and I will join you in preposition inappropriateness).
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Permalink Reply by Bigkrygowski on -
I think Mr. Actor needs to find a jobby job that has benefits.
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Permalink Reply by Mommy Monster on -
I'm with you LG. Just gobsmacked at this, and totally offended. Unbelievable.
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Permalink Reply by kommishoner on
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Not to threadjack, but just spreading the pain:
Some very self-absorbed friends of mine (who, notably, completely failed to EVER step up when we were new in town and really really really REALLY fucking needed a sitter) just had a baby a few months ago. During the pregnancy, they sent a group email to all their friends telling them it was time to "step up and support the new member in our community" by taking the expectant mom to the movies, coming over to clean, do dishes, make spa dates, etc. Then they had their baby shower on Mothers' Day. And were shocked I tell you shocked when I did not go, and when I declined to come clean their house for them before the baby even arrived, because, ya know, I had my own baby to take care of. Things have been a little frosty since then. ;)
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Permalink Reply by hermit crab on -
I don't know, man. As someone who thinks that our country could f'ing pony up for national health insurance, I'm really not offended. When I want to get offended, I look at charts like this or these or these graphics and I think, boy, I'll bet the image of us little folks scuffling around over a few thousand bucks must be vaguely amusing to the few hundred outrageously lucky people sitting on most of America's wealth.
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Permalink Reply by Mommy Monster on
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HC, part (most) of what bugs me is the appearance of these self indulgent hipster folks who can afford to create and host u freaking website to ask for money. Holy shit! How about single moms without any options who have to work multiple jobs to feed their kids and get their healthcare from an overcrowded, underfunded emergency room. I don't disagree at all about the state of our (lack of) healthcare but ugh. This just smacks of entitlement to me.
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Permalink Reply by Mommy Monster on
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kommishoner said:Not to threadjack, but just spreading the pain:
Some very self-absorbed friends of mine (who, notably, completely failed to EVER step up when we were new in town and really really really REALLY fucking needed a sitter) just had a baby a few months ago. During the pregnancy, they sent a group email to all their friends telling them it was time to "step up and support the new member in our community" by taking the expectant mom to the movies, coming over to clean, do dishes, make spa dates, etc. Then they had their baby shower on Mothers' Day. And were shocked I tell you shocked when I did not go, and when I declined to come clean their house for them before the baby even arrived, because, ya know, I had my own baby to take care of. Things have been a little frosty since then. ;)
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Permalink Reply by Lady Grey on -
Wow, Kommish, that is outrageous.
On another note, I guess I should post my noble cause of being stuck with an outrageously expensive house in Maryland that is worth at least $50K less than we paid for it 3.5 years ago and have since moved across the country and have to rent out that beast for only 2/3 of the mortgage payment. Since the fucking bank won't refinance it or lower the principal (because "our payments are current"), then I guess I should burden all my friends with helping me to make the monthly payments. You'd all help and feel really sorry for me, right?
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Permalink Reply by Mommy Monster on
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Sorry I'm screwing this up tonight. Kommish, I meant to say
Thats just wrong. Karma is going to come at them in a big way.
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Permalink Reply by kommishoner on
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Am I crazy, or is having a baby shower on Mothers' Day a little ... much? I can't decide if I'm being petty about that or not. But the stuff before that, where we all had to commit (and treat, I forgot to mention) to pampering the expectant mommy was pretty ridiculous too. I mean, I don't want to be all "I trudged to law school every day in the snow until my water broke and nobody took me to the damn movies" about it, but come on.
So, my cell phone bill is really high this month! Who wants to make a charitable donation? ;)
Mommy Monster said:Sorry I'm screwing this up tonight. Kommish, I meant to say
Thats just wrong. Karma is going to come at them in a big way.
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Permalink Reply by Mommy Monster on
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I'm totally with you. I hate when people hijack holidays for themselves. Getting married on labor day weekend (hello my brother) and as much as I hate Valentine's Day that's how much I love Mother's Day. I wouldn't have gone either. In fact I probably wouldn't be talking to her much anymore either. Sounds like if you dont have something she needs, what's the point?
Damn I'm grumpy tonight. Harrumph.
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Permalink Reply by Mommy Monster on
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I just had to shell out $2,000 for a bunch of car repairs (amounting to more than the value of the car itself) and a new dishwasher. And my grandfather died a few days ago so I have to pay full fare for a ticket to the funeral, hotel etc.
When I first heard all the various fees and saw how limited my options were, I cried.
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