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DemMomma4Sanders

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141. Someone told me I had to support the mother because I'm a female.......

Wed Jun 1, 2016, 01:46 PM

Jun 2016

I was like NO. As a feminist this parent makes us all look bad, AS a feminist I put responsibility and dignity above loyalty to careless parents.

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Stop Mommy Shaming over the Gorilla Incident [View all] pnwmom May 2016 OP

Thank you Uponthegears May 2016 #1

The arrogance of the shamers brer cat May 2016 #2

I know...go figure. People getting upset over easily distracted and careless parents. DemMomma4Sanders Jun 2016 #140

Stop shaming DUers that have a different opinion then you do. Rex May 2016 #3

Stop projecting. n/t pnwmom May 2016 #4

Stop deflecting. nt Rex May 2016 #7

Isn't that part of DU? Self righteous indignation Feeling the Bern May 2016 #42

Someone told me I had to support the mother because I'm a female....... DemMomma4Sanders Jun 2016 #141

Absolutely. Wrong is wrong and that woman was wrong. Spin it anyway you like. Peregrine Took May 2016 #57

+1 840high May 2016 #69

Seems like she's simply stating an opinion that's different from yours. nilram Jun 2016 #106

If you don't think the gorilla deserved to die Democat Jun 2016 #127

Bullshit. You have kids in a potentially dangerous situation, you be especially careful. HERVEPA May 2016 #5

In Binary World you only have on and off. Rex May 2016 #8

Goody for you that you never once took your eyes off your children pnwmom May 2016 #19

Two kids, and damn right I didn't in such a situation. Same with grandchildren. HERVEPA May 2016 #20

You never had that particular thing happen. But you probably had pnwmom May 2016 #23

Nope. No leashes. Just attentive to my kids. Is that difficult to understand? HERVEPA May 2016 #52

You had two children. The laws of physics wouldn't allow you to be focusing pnwmom May 2016 #56

In this situation at a zoo, I sure would be 100% focused. HERVEPA May 2016 #60

I'm saying that you could unknowingly have had children who were in danger pnwmom May 2016 #74

Disagree, and I'm done with this. HERVEPA May 2016 #95

HA! That's so true laundry_queen May 2016 #98

Thanks for the voice of realism here. pnwmom May 2016 #99

I was just at a zoo with my daughter Dorian Gray Jun 2016 #110

I think you are full of crap MattBaggins Jun 2016 #107

I take my kids to the zoo all the time. Never occurred to me to be on super duper prayin4rain May 2016 #35

I imagine that none of your chlldren (or most children for the fact of the matter) avebury May 2016 #81

My three year old wanted to pet the jaguars or leopards (i don't remember which) prayin4rain May 2016 #83

being judgmental is for conservatives treestar Jun 2016 #114

That is so wrong it's laughable. Do you judge Trump or Bush? Democat Jun 2016 #129

Still misses the point that it can happen to any of us treestar Jun 2016 #132

i'm angry with the screaming spectators maxsolomon May 2016 #6

There's a quote somewhere about how individual people are capable of displaying intelligence Warren DeMontague May 2016 #15

THIS! nt tblue37 May 2016 #28

That's a very good point bluestateguy May 2016 #66

Sometimes shame is deserved. Throd May 2016 #9

Hell Yes! HERVEPA May 2016 #10

Exactly. n/t Coventina May 2016 #12

Careful, using reason can lead down a long and pointless road. Rex May 2016 #17

+1000 Logical May 2016 #18

+1000 jack_krass May 2016 #84

Yep. NaturalHigh Jun 2016 #126

Clearly you're just racist and you hate all mothers Democat Jun 2016 #130

Have you really seen people Dorian Gray Jun 2016 #137

That was my take. We don't know what happened and the impulse to blame is misguided. Warren DeMontague May 2016 #11

I can be glad the little boy is okay... NaturalHigh Jun 2016 #128

Shaming Mothers on the interenet Texasgal May 2016 #13

No doubt gollygee May 2016 #16

Bullshit. I would have the exact same reaction for a father. HERVEPA May 2016 #21

Except the father is not mentioned Texasgal May 2016 #24

Why should he be when he wasn't there? Coventina May 2016 #25

He shoudn't. Texasgal May 2016 #27

Why wasn't he there? Dorian Gray May 2016 #34

Why does that matter? Texasgal May 2016 #36

It's sarcasm Dorian Gray May 2016 #40

Some people just can't get sarcasm. Was clear to me. HERVEPA May 2016 #47

I'm just stupid. Texasgal May 2016 #51

You aren't stupid Dorian Gray Jun 2016 #111

It happens Dorian Gray Jun 2016 #109

Sorry.. On edge here. Texasgal May 2016 #48

No worries... Dorian Gray Jun 2016 #108

How about we talk about the issues facing the nation. iandhr May 2016 #14

can;t think of two things in the same day? Sorry about that. HERVEPA May 2016 #22

I was more commenting on the fact that it is wall to wall on all the networks. iandhr May 2016 #61

I can think of more 840high May 2016 #70

Yeah, I always lose track of my kids tabasco May 2016 #26

It's the gorilla's fault for being around kids. OnyxCollie May 2016 #29

I think whoever approved a 3 foot tall railing and some bushes as the barrier pnwmom May 2016 #30

Millions of people have visited the zoo mythology Jun 2016 #120

its a lose lose situation Mary Mac May 2016 #31

People love a good witch hunt. LS_Editor May 2016 #32

Stories like this remind me that some really nasty people post on this board. prayin4rain May 2016 #33

Unfortunatly, no. Texasgal May 2016 #37

I'm surprised at the level of shaming considering EllieBC May 2016 #38

What a ludicrous post. Implying that animal folks don't care about children. Just dumb. HERVEPA May 2016 #50

+1 uponit7771 May 2016 #80

I disagree lancer78 May 2016 #39

The diagram shows there is only a three foot railing and a four foot wide pnwmom May 2016 #44

wrong killbotfactory May 2016 #46

As I bought a harness lancer78 May 2016 #53

But she believed in Jay-sus GulfCoast66 May 2016 #41

Just type ":sarcasm:" Odin2005 May 2016 #45

Thanks GulfCoast66 May 2016 #49

The people bashing her for being religious are pretty pathetic, too. Odin2005 May 2016 #43

This message was self-deleted by its author Skittles May 2016 #65

That's happening? Dorian Gray Jun 2016 #112

One of the things that drove me away from "New Atheism"... Odin2005 Jun 2016 #117

Anyone can make mistakes.... Adrahil May 2016 #54

Are you aware that there was only a 3 foot tall railing and a four foot wide pnwmom May 2016 #58

I am. MILLIONS of people have visited and managed not to get in there. Adrahil May 2016 #63

We won't know till the inspection team comes and determines if the enclosure pnwmom May 2016 #73

Leave Mommy Alone!! lancer78 May 2016 #55

Classic! tabasco Jun 2016 #131

I'm sorry MFM008 May 2016 #59

That child complain jane May 2016 #62

THIS!!!! THIS!!! THIS!!!! ScreamingMeemie May 2016 #64

Thank You, Thank you, Thank you Jim Beard May 2016 #87

.+1 840high May 2016 #72

That is exactly what happened. NT avebury May 2016 #78

The mother's inattentiveness caused the child to fall into enclosure... dubyadiprecession May 2016 #67

Or the zoo enclosure's poor design made that too easy. We don't know pnwmom May 2016 #77

I lean against criminal charges bluestateguy May 2016 #68

When you consider that consistent failure to charge negligent gun owners avebury May 2016 #89

I seriously doubt that sending moms to jail Mojorabbit Jun 2016 #104

A friend had their two year old wander off pnwmom Jun 2016 #105

For a lot of parents there are close calls we conveniently forget when we wag fingers at others aikoaiko May 2016 #71

+1, they act like no other parent has ever taken their eyes off of any of their children ever... uponit7771 May 2016 #79

This message was self-deleted by its author Jim Beard May 2016 #90

I heard a little cry from my child's bedroom once. pnwmom May 2016 #82

My daughter slipped out of the house once gollygee Jun 2016 #118

Amen to your last sentence treestar Jun 2016 #133

"some people have had children: that means you shouldn't judge screaming incompetence at it" MisterP May 2016 #75

Would you take the same stance if it was a daycare avebury May 2016 #76

I'd still say the zoo should have had an enclosure that could keep a 3 year old out. n/t pnwmom May 2016 #85

unless, she was occupied with texting rather than watching her child hopemountain May 2016 #86

Witnesses reported that she was interacting with the child -- but she had other pnwmom May 2016 #88

Thank You Jim Beard May 2016 #92

Mother/father makes no difference. Ive no doubt the same criticism would be given if the father lost jack_krass May 2016 #91

The kid didn't suddenly learn to transport himself......he slowly made his way DemMomma4Sanders May 2016 #93

Slowly? Where did you read that part? He only had to go under or over a 3 foot tall railing, pnwmom May 2016 #97

Its common sense. Its a child. If he was as fast as some people are implying DemMomma4Sanders Jun 2016 #139

Clearly, many of us have been exposed to much faster children than you have. pnwmom Jun 2016 #142

Have you bothered to listen to the woman standing beside them? Jim Beard May 2016 #100

He wasn't the hulk, its a child. Have you ever seen a tiny child on the monkey bars. DemMomma4Sanders Jun 2016 #138

The child announced his intention. More than once. AtomicKitten May 2016 #94

And it could have been avoided with a better enclosure. Not a 3 foot high railing pnwmom May 2016 #96

that is true as well making this AtomicKitten May 2016 #102

Agreed. n/t pnwmom May 2016 #103

Yeh, and if only Gore ran a better campaign, Nader wouldn't have mattered. (sarcasm) HERVEPA Jun 2016 #119

"Mommy" shaming? How old are we? nt MadDAsHell May 2016 #101

Identified as female parental unit shaming. nt The2ndWheel Jun 2016 #113

Yes, and it's embarrassing to see how many people are gleefully treestar Jun 2016 #115

DU member ripcord summed it up correctly Orrex Jun 2016 #116

There is a difference between blink of an eye... TipTok Jun 2016 #121

It could take a child seconds to go under or over a 3 foot barrier and across pnwmom Jun 2016 #122

Maybe this baby... TipTok Jun 2016 #123

I hope she has the common decency to be ashamed of herself. NaturalHigh Jun 2016 #124

According to her facebook posts, she's not Ex Lurker Jun 2016 #134

Do you also want to stop Mommy shaming Ethan Couch's mom? Democat Jun 2016 #125

Uh, no Matrosov Jun 2016 #135

Depends, did the mom choose to not get her kids vaccinated or not? snooper2 Jun 2016 #136

So the edict from mothers is no one can ever question you? RB TexLa Jun 2016 #143

Your edict is that no woman can ever be shamed enough, apparently. n/t pnwmom Jun 2016 #144

No woman? You said "mommy shaming." You do know not all women are "mommies." RB TexLa Jun 2016 #145

Okay. Your edict is no mommy can be shamed enough. Got it. n/t pnwmom Jun 2016 #146

I believe they can be questioned and held accountable. They are not a special class of citizens RB TexLa Jun 2016 #147