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Elizabeth Edwards Responds to Mommy Wars
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ABC News' Sunlen Miller Reports: According to TIME magazine's "Swampland" blog, Elizabeth Edwards yesterday responded to a question about the Good Morning America piece on the controversy over the mommy wars.
After a house party attendee referenced the GMA spot at a house party in Bow, New Hampshire…
"...Elizabeth explained how she and her husband had decided to pull the children out of school to be home-schooled, how they determined which campaign trips to bring them along on, and when to leave them at home, how her own nomadic upbringing as a military brat taught her that a classroom isn't the only place to get an education. Her argument began as one of practicalities and logistics. But as she talked, you could see the indignation rising. Again.
"There are people serving in Iraq right now who are not with their children at all," she said, "The very idea that you have to put your child on a school bus and that you have to have cookies and milk on the table every afternoon in order to be a good parent denigrates all of their parenting and is completely and totally unfair.
She added: "The choice we had to make was a very public choice, but the choice didn't belong to the public. The choice belongs to us." At that point, the crowd--about 60 people, many of whom had told me that they are undecided how to vote in the primary--erupted into applause. "Around the country, every place that I've gone, people who have been in the same shoes that I've been--sadly--have all made the same choice, to live, to embrace the things they care about.
"She did, in fact, call me a 'terrible mother,' which I thought might have been going a little far," Elizabeth concluded. "But you put yourself out there in the public light, and you're going to get that stuff, and you have to let it roll off your back. But it's a little bit hard when they talk about mothering."
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Who's running, Elizabeth or John? I can't tell the difference...
Doesn't matter; liberals are the enemy within.
Posted by: jdawg | Aug 31, 2007 11:30:25 AM
Mrs. Edwards: My daughter is a single mom with an adopted 5-year-old Guatemalan Princess and is battling breast cancer. She struggles financially to keep her child in a Montessori school, because she feel that's the best place for her right now. No one can know what's best for a child/children more than the loving parents. Maybe those who are quick to criticize have never been through the trauma of cancer and the side effects the chemo brings with it. I salute all parents who love their kids, and want to spend time with them. Right before your eyes, they grow up and the early days of childhood can't be recaptured. Enjoy your children and do what you feel you should do.
God bless you and my daughter as you, along with many others, continue on your journey towards recovery.
D.
Posted by: Deanie Boyd | Aug 31, 2007 9:32:53 PM
I PITY their kids....& if she passes away, they'll be mentally neglected EVEN MORE!!!!!
Posted by: Keith | Sep 1, 2007 8:13:32 PM
No, I'm NOT a republican (NOR a democrat)...I vote for THE PERSON!!!
Posted by: Keith | Sep 1, 2007 8:16:36 PM
Keith,
It's amazing that you have such incredible insight into the Edwards' family, and what's right for their children. Are you an early childhood education or psychology expert? Funny, they seem to be doing amazingly well, given that both their parents are in the public spotlight. Perhaps they're far more grounded and secure that you are or have been. Mrs. Edwards is an exemplary role model - for her children, her husband, and for all Americans.
By the way, Elizabeth Edwards isn't running for any public office... and the children's father clearly emphasized early in the campaign that his family comes first.
Posted by: Well Educated in Chicago | Sep 4, 2007 5:04:20 PM
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