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Topic: broken
Jill298's photo
Tue 03/24/09 12:44 PM
I had someone tell me 'it must be rough raising a child in a broken home'
Excuse me??:angry: rant My family isn't "broken" Just because I'm not with her father does not mean we are "broken". Actually, we would be far more broken had we stayed together.
Broken implies something that needs to be fixed. We are not broken. OK... I'm done with my tangent now.

no photo
Tue 03/24/09 12:48 PM
ignorance is everywhere whoa

Monier's photo
Tue 03/24/09 12:48 PM
Yeah .... Broken home implies something very bad is going on. Calling a family broken just because there is'nt two parents is just a bad use of grammar.

Gossipmpm's photo
Tue 03/24/09 12:48 PM
If it's not broken don't even try and fix it! $&;@ to those people!

Atlantis75's photo
Tue 03/24/09 12:48 PM
Edited by Atlantis75 on Tue 03/24/09 12:49 PM
Sounds like the guy chose the wrong words..I don't think he meant harm or I don't think he meant it negatively.

MirrorMirror's photo
Tue 03/24/09 12:49 PM

I had someone tell me 'it must be rough raising a child in a broken home'
Excuse me??:angry: rant My family isn't "broken" Just because I'm not with her father does not mean we are "broken". Actually, we would be far more broken had we stayed together.
Broken implies something that needs to be fixed. We are not broken. OK... I'm done with my tangent now.


bigsmile I am sure that you are a wonderful motherflowerforyou

Winx's photo
Tue 03/24/09 12:52 PM

I had someone tell me 'it must be rough raising a child in a broken home'
Excuse me??:angry: rant My family isn't "broken" Just because I'm not with her father does not mean we are "broken". Actually, we would be far more broken had we stayed together.
Broken implies something that needs to be fixed. We are not broken. OK... I'm done with my tangent now.


My home isn't broken either. It's filled with love and happiness.flowerforyou

Chrissyj71's photo
Tue 03/24/09 12:52 PM
sorry for one persons stupidity. there are stupid people everywhere. but look beyond it and raise your child the way you see fit. me and my ex know we didnt belong together and our children are just fine. better to be divorced and friends then married and hate one another.

evilbabe277's photo
Tue 03/24/09 12:52 PM
I can understand her vent we as single mothers can be a little sensitive to the broken family words as if it was implying we should have stayed in our bad relationship which would have only hurt the children more...

MirrorMirror's photo
Tue 03/24/09 12:54 PM
:tongue: I would be willing to get you or Winx pregnant and know with confidence that you are both excellent mothers.:tongue:

evilbabe277's photo
Tue 03/24/09 12:56 PM

:tongue: I would be willing to get you or Winx pregnant and know with confidence that you are both excellent mothers.:tongue:


Me pregnantsurprised Hey I don't even know your name misterhuh

tngxl65's photo
Tue 03/24/09 12:57 PM

Sounds like the guy chose the wrong words..I don't think he meant harm or I don't think he meant it negatively.


Leaning toward that too. 'broken home' is idiomatic and is more representative of the parents having broken up. It really is a bad choice of words today, but I don't think it was meant to imply that your family is broken.

flowerforyou

Jill298's photo
Tue 03/24/09 12:59 PM


Sounds like the guy chose the wrong words..I don't think he meant harm or I don't think he meant it negatively.


Leaning toward that too. 'broken home' is idiomatic and is more representative of the parents having broken up. It really is a bad choice of words today, but I don't think it was meant to imply that your family is broken.

flowerforyou
It wasn't a guy that said it... it was a woman. I'm sure she didn't intend to offend me but come on...

Winx's photo
Tue 03/24/09 01:02 PM

:tongue: I would be willing to get you or Winx pregnant and know with confidence that you are both excellent mothers.:tongue:


But...Mirror...did you forget? I already have your baby. Here's the pic:


tngxl65's photo
Tue 03/24/09 01:02 PM



Sounds like the guy chose the wrong words..I don't think he meant harm or I don't think he meant it negatively.


Leaning toward that too. 'broken home' is idiomatic and is more representative of the parents having broken up. It really is a bad choice of words today, but I don't think it was meant to imply that your family is broken.

flowerforyou
It wasn't a guy that said it... it was a woman. I'm sure she didn't intend to offend me but come on...


lol... well it sounds like something a guy would say. We're insensitive bastards much of the time.

Jill298's photo
Tue 03/24/09 01:03 PM
Edited by Jill298 on Tue 03/24/09 01:05 PM




Sounds like the guy chose the wrong words..I don't think he meant harm or I don't think he meant it negatively.


Leaning toward that too. 'broken home' is idiomatic and is more representative of the parents having broken up. It really is a bad choice of words today, but I don't think it was meant to imply that your family is broken.

flowerforyou
It wasn't a guy that said it... it was a woman. I'm sure she didn't intend to offend me but come on...


lol... well it sounds like something a guy would say. We're insensitive bastards much of the time.
laugh laugh laugh so are suburban soccer momsgrumble

Jill298's photo
Tue 03/24/09 01:04 PM


:tongue: I would be willing to get you or Winx pregnant and know with confidence that you are both excellent mothers.:tongue:


Me pregnantsurprised Hey I don't even know your name misterhuh
his name is MirrorMirror tongue2

no photo
Tue 03/24/09 01:05 PM
omg is there band aids or something for a broken home... I came from one my son came from one.. quit stat code blue...fix it please...NOT I am and my son are very very happy how our lives turned out It made us stronger and better people. So who ever told you that . I suggest they go suck an egg.

Citizen_Joe's photo
Tue 03/24/09 01:05 PM

I had someone tell me 'it must be rough raising a child in a broken home'
Excuse me??:angry: rant My family isn't "broken" Just because I'm not with her father does not mean we are "broken". Actually, we would be far more broken had we stayed together.
Broken implies something that needs to be fixed. We are not broken. OK... I'm done with my tangent now.


If I remember right, what was broken is no longer there, right? So problem solved. I was raised by my mother all of my childhood, and had a broken step-father from about 4 1/2 to 12. The family was much less broken without him.

Atlantis75's photo
Tue 03/24/09 01:09 PM



Sounds like the guy chose the wrong words..I don't think he meant harm or I don't think he meant it negatively.


Leaning toward that too. 'broken home' is idiomatic and is more representative of the parents having broken up. It really is a bad choice of words today, but I don't think it was meant to imply that your family is broken.

flowerforyou
It wasn't a guy that said it... it was a woman. I'm sure she didn't intend to offend me but come on...

She probably grown up in a traditional family way and probably she was taught the way of husband/wife must stay together..nothing wrong with that and that's what most of us want..but anyway..poor choice of words.

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