we've all heard it before. it's like a 3-yr-old, "but she gets to do it!!" yes. she does. no, you don't get to. i get really tired of this. even people on the news feel the need to talk and debate about who gets to say what. everything from 'white trash' to 'bitch' to 'welfare queen mother in heaven' and all the other soul-corrosion people let loose.
maybe a concrete example would help. imagine that you're mom has a disabling disease. you're joking one night and she says, "well, it would be easier for me to die and then collect the life insurance than for you to pay my hospital bills." you both laugh. you take a swig of miller lite and look away. the next day imagine that your friend mentions to you that economically, paying for your mom's medical bills might not be the best option at this point. will she really get better? now imagine your friend says the same words your mom did. you don't laugh and you ACTUALLY GET MAD. they aren't funny. she shouldn't have said them.
why is it different? i don't think it needs explanation, but just in case, i'll play dumb. because you're part of the family. because you know your mom. you know her situation. you know the pain she experiences month after month. you care about her. you help her out of bed in the morning. you know that when she wakes up every day she feels useless and incapable of anything but bleeding the family dry. your friend, on the other hand, doesn't have a clue. she has no right to say what she said BECAUSE OF WHO SHE IS. it is as simple as that and its not discrimination (jesus mary i love you save souls) or anything else.
so stop. please. its over. right now.
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