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Do Right
Odd analogy. Signing a petition that eradicates women's right to vote vs. signing your name to a card that's meant to comfort your mother and her relatives as they grapple with the loss of Pop Pop? I wasn't aware of the depth of her objections. Being so intent to NOT participate seems to suggest more than just apathy toward your lack of a relationship with a grandparent, since most of us acknowledge that this kind of gesture is often more about the living than the dead. So no, this is not something I understand. I don't know how Barb "really feels;" that's clear. I wish I did. When Barb doesn't explain these personal reasons, then you're right that I cannot possibly understand. Barb knows how much I love her, and vice versa. She also knows how much I value my family, so I'm sure she anticipated this response. She's aware, I hope, that I am quick to come to her defense in many instances (as you are), yet in this case, I was saddened today to see even an edited version of my mother's grief-stricken and confused conversations when the wound must still be pretty raw. Comments like these normally irritate me in so many ways, so I'll stop now and just wait until Barb and I speak with one another.— February 5, 2009 12:53 a.m.
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Barb- Just to be clear, we understand this article represents your perspective regarding Pop Pop’s death. We know you’re just doing your job, but if you really felt for your mother, as you claim, then you wouldn’t have been so unnecessarily disrespectful in exploiting her grief and confusion about losing her father. We respect Mom, Pop Pop, and our relatives on the East Coast who also mourn his loss. We get that you feel you are not supposed to care, but Mom deserves better than this. Your sisters Heather and Jenny— February 4, 2009 8:30 p.m.