nooooo there’s been some pretty horrendous stuff written in here! Majority was concern for Luella and Tom but there was a lot of really yuck stuff too.
I agree that awful things have been said, specifically around Erin planning to leave put Lu in a home or waiting for her to die.
She did a call out for a support worker the other day but It hadn’t clicked on my part
I think they simply said Chrystal had something on that day. It was temporary.
This is just generally a curiosity question. But Erin is saying she couldn’t handle both kids at the moment ie - Tom with his procedure and Lu with her seizures.
Before having Tom, did she not think about this exact situation? Not everyone is lucky enough to have a support worker so they’d have to juggle
Like I just don’t get it
Look, I think even with typically developing kids, it’s hard to fully appreciate the juggle until you actually have two kids. I have had times where I felt very overwhelmed in ways I didn’t anticipate.
And I agree not everyone would have a support worker, but they are fortunate enough to have one, so that’s a factor in being able to have a second.
Exactly. I can imagine that part of her yearning for another baby was an element of escapism, of having a “normal” baby that she could get more enjoyment from. I suppose that’s normal on a certain level. What’s not normal is ignoring the fact that she already had a daughter, through no fault of her (Lulu’s) own, that simply required all of her mother’s attention, energy and care. The fact that Erin abdicated her parental responsibilities to Lulu to indulge her fantasy is pretty despicable, IMO. She’s deeply troubled.
I think this is pretty harsh. Erin is entitled to have support in caring for Lu, and to have taken time with her newborn as other mothers do, and that doesn’t mean she’s abdicated all responsibility. I have felt concern about Erin’s mental health, the impact of it on Lu and Lu’s medical care, but to say Erin ignored she had a daughter seems excessive to me.