Letter from grouchy mother in law to her diabetic soon to be daughter in law
In case you haven't read or seen....
There is a letter being circulated by a grouchy mother in law to her soon to be daughter in law. this letter has taken the internet by storm because of super uber snobbery attitude of the mother in law. What most media out lets are not really publicizing is the soon to be daughter in law is DIABETIC. I will make the broad assumption guessing Type 1. This grouchy women accuses her daughter of flaunting her disease for sympathy and makes light of an actual hypoglycemic event in which occurred. In so many words, the grouchy woman states that the daughter in law should know how to prevents these situations to not cause embarrassment to the family. (oh dear!!)
I would encourage all members of the diabetic community to write this women and let our voices be heard from the diabetic view. I heard about this while driving to work and was super appalled by this.....
this is the link.
There is a letter being circulated by a grouchy mother in law to her soon to be daughter in law. this letter has taken the internet by storm because of super uber snobbery attitude of the mother in law. What most media out lets are not really publicizing is the soon to be daughter in law is DIABETIC. I will make the broad assumption guessing Type 1. This grouchy women accuses her daughter of flaunting her disease for sympathy and makes light of an actual hypoglycemic event in which occurred. In so many words, the grouchy woman states that the daughter in law should know how to prevents these situations to not cause embarrassment to the family. (oh dear!!)
I would encourage all members of the diabetic community to write this women and let our voices be heard from the diabetic view. I heard about this while driving to work and was super appalled by this.....
this is the link.
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Permalink Reply by Christalyn on -
blah blah blah blah!
Well it has gone viral and it is not private anymore. I really funny till I found out the young lady was diabetic and this witch had the nerve to tell her to "just get on with it" as if to suggest diabetes is a joke when some one is having a hypo or hyper glycemic situation. I was quite offended since having a similar situation myself. If she would feel so embarrassed to have a diabetic person around them that has to monitor themselves every second of the day then what gives. Her whole attitude toward diabetes is totally skewed if not stupid. I may take years for a person to "just get on with it."
This woman needs to be embarrassed to write such a letter thinking she is doing this girl a service. There would be no other way to prove this witch wrong than to have a public outcry telling her. Otherwise she would have considered herself the authority on manners and morality.
If she is a real woman of her written word then she should be able to stand up to public scrutiny and defend her position with hubris and pride.
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Permalink Reply by LaGuitariste on -
What gives you the right to "publicly embarrass" a total stranger for a private letter?
It's not about you or your family. It's none of your business. Let it go.
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Permalink Reply by Christalyn on
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blah blah blah blah...I didn't do anything to her. go to the link and write the editor.. if you are so charged up. :)
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Permalink Reply by lotsofshots on -
Well said, JeanV
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Permalink Reply by karen on -
Well said JeanV! This thing is viral because of the folks posting it on D forums. I would love to hear from the bride to be :)
Another thread about the idiotic comments from friends and family and even strangers is not really what this is about. The MIL won't likely be coming around on diabetes forums to defend her postion, AND she has a right to her ignorance like everyone else.
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Permalink Reply by Christalyn on
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She has a right to be ignorant this is true. but from the darkness there should be light. Any way i rather find out what the groom is going to do. I was in a similar situation and I dumped the guy because of his attitude toward my diabetes.
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Permalink Reply by Osob on -
What the hell! How bloody dear she look at who is talking about manners.
I have heard this on the news n was shocked but now its ten million times more shocking to be
honest.I didn't knw that the lady was diabetic n the mother in law should hang her head in shame
and make a public apology.
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Permalink Reply by Christalyn on
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I find it funny that people who want this to be private are happy to response and make it more public. HAHAHA!!!
Because of attitudes like the grouchy woman has about diabetics will always make diabetes seem like something we did to our selves and not a condition that happened to us. What kind of manners does this woman have telling somebody how to act when they have diabetes and they are have a diabetic momment. Totally unreal!
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Permalink Reply by Anna Banana on -
i dont know how but this reminds me of when my teacher yelled at me for being a diabetic and said that i was the only one who blead... It's not like we chose this life. The life of sticking ourselfs with needles, worrying about everyday things, We didnt choose this
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Permalink Reply by acidrock23 on -
Is this something drummed up by the equivalent of Fox News in the UK? "manners" and all that rot? I mean really...
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Permalink Reply by Christalyn on
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is that the groom?
a little different for taste!
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