Posted by canadagirl on August 9, 2006, at 21:13:09
In reply to Re: Interesting Article » canadagirl, posted by crazy teresa on August 9, 2006, at 16:42:32
>>>The trump card gets played out of selfish motivation, IMO. Kind of a 'mine are worse so yours doesn't count' or 'let's be sure to keep the focus on me and my problems' mind state.<<
Yep, I think so.
>>Why would the author even feel the need to point out she is childless before helping out an overwhelmed mother? Wouldn't just the act of helping another person be enough? <<
I think she was just using that as an example, she has kids.
Thanks for your input.
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