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liberalhistorian

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39. Um...first of all, I AM a woman.
Sun Jun 3, 2012, 10:54 PM
Jun 2012

I never, ever claimed that Yoko was in any way responsible for his horrendous treatment of Cynthia. In order for that to be the case, she would have had to have had a time machine to show up in his life at the time he first knew and married Cynthia. And he is responsible for his treatment of women, not anyone else. Hell, there were times that he didn't even treat Yoko all that well, which is one reason for their year-long separation before they got back together (I think it was before they married, but I can't remember for sure).

But, sorry, I call things as I see them, and Yoko bore a lot of responsibility for his piss poor treatment of his own son. Whatever his issues with and feelings toward Cynthia, he should have left them out of his relationship with Julian and he didn't do that, he didn't separate the two. And Yoko not only did nothing whatsoever to stop that, she encouraged his ignoring of his own son because she resented said son's very existence (it was a reminder that he had another marriage and life before her) and didn't want to have to deal with it. You would think she'd want to encourage a relationship between her son and her son's half brother, but no, she wanted to act as if he didn't exist. She also pretty much cut him out of any real share of his father's estate, even any share at all of royalties. As a stepchild myself, I consider that a very, yes, bitchy, thing to do and that makes her a bitch in my book. I will NEVER understand stepparents who do such things and there is never any excuse for it.

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I see he takes after his dad. polmaven Jun 2012 #1
That was kicking around in January dipsydoodle Jun 2012 #2
True...I reposted it months ago... regnaD kciN Jun 2012 #12
is there a reason you doubt that Julian could have written it himself? Ken Burch Jun 2012 #18
There would be trace dipsydoodle Jun 2012 #19
....um. He'd have typed it in his status? alphafemale Jun 2012 #20
Could? yes - likely - no karynnj Jun 2012 #32
I will repost that on my fb page!! jillan Jun 2012 #3
Great stuff, whoever posted it first. n/t whathehell Jun 2012 #4
K & R !!! WillyT Jun 2012 #5
Good post, EXCEPT - could we please just STOP with the "I bet 99% of you won't .." MH1 Jun 2012 #6
Thank you, I agree... richmwill Jun 2012 #7
whenever I see that I think someone at FB wrote it Mosby Jun 2012 #8
Yeah I don't like being bullied into reposting a graphic about bullying wial Jun 2012 #10
AMEN!!!!!!!! drmeow Jun 2012 #13
It's the social media version of the threat found in every chain letter Tom Ripley Jun 2012 #16
+1 JVS Jun 2012 #22
hate that nt alphafemale Jun 2012 #21
Excellent point - and from now on I will do the same thing karynnj Jun 2012 #33
I hate that too! dana_b Jun 2012 #36
So true, beautiful and profound. reading that made my day. n/t NRaleighLiberal Jun 2012 #9
What you said! K&R DianaForRussFeingold Jun 2012 #15
K&R. n/t DLevine Jun 2012 #11
Tears. Thanks, Julian. freshwest Jun 2012 #14
That could be set to music Ken Burch Jun 2012 #17
His dad was a douchebag who beat his mother... Frank Cannon Jun 2012 #24
I'd say even "great musician" is kind of debatable Spider Jerusalem Jun 2012 #25
Well, yeah, you're right. Frank Cannon Jun 2012 #26
I think you should listen to the better solo songs he did karynnj Jun 2012 #34
I don't. Always thought they way John treated Cindy was indefensible. And 1monster Jun 2012 #28
John admitted to all that, and then CHANGED. He stopped being violent(most violent people don't) Ken Burch Jun 2012 #30
I agree with you on that, he did recognize liberalhistorian Jun 2012 #31
You had some good points in that post Ken Burch Jun 2012 #37
Um...first of all, I AM a woman. liberalhistorian Jun 2012 #39
I apologize for the assumption that you were male. Ken Burch Jun 2012 #40
I don't think any musician - or politician - is a model of perfection karynnj Jun 2012 #35
Paul has some good points Ken Burch Jun 2012 #38
Oh, my.... hlthe2b Jun 2012 #23
He is his father's son. baldguy Jun 2012 #27
The kid has great parents! RoccoR5955 Jun 2012 #29
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