Just some thoughts rather than a question...
I just read an article about a mother who has lost her toddler to an accident when she tried to treat head lice with mayonnaise and a plastic bag on her toddler's head. The bag slipped during the night and she died. All the comments were calling her dumb, or an idiot or "what is wrong with people?" which seems so harsh. In the usa having a child with head lice is like having a child with the plague! People shun you and make a federal case out of it. And sometimes the treatments don't work. You want to give up. So this mum probably looked for ideas on Google or on a mum's group... Read some comments that it worked so gave it a go.she tried her best and screwed up and now has to live her life with the knowledge of that horrific mistake. No one knows the background story or even how educated or not this person was. But in reality she was probably just trying to be a good mother. I feel ver very sad for her loss and wish her all the very best as she comes to terms with it all.
Why is everyone so quick to jump on the beating each other up judgemental bandwagon these days? A little kindness goes such a long way!
I would hope is get support from people if I ever made a mistake. It happens. Hopefully they just don't end up as awful as this particular one!

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I agree with you 100%. Women can be so nasty and mean and judgemental. How many of us have made a mistake that could have turned bad? I know i have made lots. I really feel for this mother too and i hope the ones who are calling her names made sure they were perfect first!
I agree, we have ALL made bad decisions in our lives, every single one of us. There is no such thing as a perfect mum. Not one of us.
Occasionally I'll read something and go WTF for a second then I remind myself that I came from a bloody fantastic back ground. I'm not talking money I'm talking about growing up in an emotionally stable back ground where I was taught (as a female) I could look after myself, and to value myself as a human being wether I had a man in my life or not.
But jeez I've made some bad mistakes!
OMG can you imagine her horror when she realised her child was dead, unimaginable grief :'(