I feel guilty now!

[Jenna]

*laughs* I dunno, it's kind of hard for me to reserve judgement about a person who says that they lied to their mom and said they were going to disney land so they could try and institutionalize her because she sent in an 'embarrassing' article to a newspaper editor. That's not even half of the load spouted on the board. lol How do you not judge someone who is proud of lying and manipulating, if the story is even legit to begin with? I know it doesn't go over well with a good number of people, but that kind of behavior is supposed to be rebuked and corrected. It doesn't mean that you have any less love for someone, just that you don't pat them on the back for doing things that are WRONG. That's not even addressing the concept of this person possibly being a troll and purposefully trying to decieve a forum full of well-meaning people.

 

[mlukas]

Doesn't seem like for someone who believes government planes are flying overhead and spying on her that they would have kept her longer!

HELLO! All of you that are criticizing IHMFIL for being "mean", did you NOT read this part of his initial posting? What part of this statement makes his mom seem like the victim? Or does this sort of behaviour seem normal to everyone else?

 

[bkg]

I think those of you defending the original post that started this thread need to spend some time reading this persons other posts before calling the rest of us "judgmental". This person has made many outrageous comments and told many 1/2 truths. A lot of the responses in this particular thread have been primed by two other threads started by this person - read those before jumping on the her bandwagon.

 

[Jenna]

mlukas,

I'm sorry, but after reading every post that this person has put up here, I don't believe or trust her as far as I could pick her up and toss her, with my hands tied behind my back. Yes, I read that comment, and I don't give it any more merit than I have all of the other attacks that she has made against the people who don't dance to her tune. Folks can call me judgemental if they want but my discerning spirit is screaming something completely different.

 

[Violet]

HELLO! All of you that are criticizing IHMFIL for being "mean", did you NOT read this part of his initial posting? What part of this statement makes his mom seem like the victim? Or does this sort of behaviour seem normal to everyone else?

mlukas, please go back and read all of her posts. I felt bad for her at first but I totally agree w/Jenna. I'm sure you will feel the same way after you read up.

 

[IHMFIL]

HELLO! All of you that are criticizing IHMFIL for being "mean", did you NOT read this part of his initial posting? What part of this statement makes his mom seem like the victim? Or does this sort of behaviour seem normal to everyone else?

Thanks mlukas!

I know that some of the folks who have commented probably just have not lived long enough on this planet to understand that not everything is so simplistic. I just felt the need to support my Father because he asked for help, and the bible tells me to "honor thy parents". I had no choice, but it really comes down to, you can't make someone get help if they are not willing to receive help. My poor Father, I just don't know what he is going to do now. My husband reacted like some of the posters did and just wanted to focus on the one slightly wrong thing instead of looking at the 49 good things we are trying to do for our mother. I can sleep well at night knowing my motives were good and that was, I was only trying to help my mother.

 

[E-beth]

Well then, since IHMFIL doesn't feel so guilty now, and frankly I am tired of the soap opera, I am closing this thread down.