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<blockquote data-quote="lizdeluz" data-source="post: 533239" data-attributes="member: 32108"><p>I've avoided this 'lament' until just now, I'm not quite sure why. So, I've just watched it for the first time. I haven't been in the situation of these mothers, I was 29 or 30 when diagnosed, but even so, I remember my mother's face when I told her I'd been diagnosed type 1. I know that instinctively I made sure she felt that I could cope perfectly well, and, actually, I think that the need to reassure her helped me to help myself. In a way, however, I think the timing of my diagnosis caused me to be too nonchalant about the dangers of the disease, and that it's only now that I'm really starting to find time to take care of myself. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /></p><p>It's hard to put into words what's wrong with the 'lament': I really feel for all these mothers and accept entirely the truth of what they're saying. I think the problem with the clip is that it's not a properly balanced take on the subject, and that it says nothing about the joy of having a child, diabetic or not.</p><p>It dwells only on the negative - in order to raise money. I think that's why it could be considered offensive.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="lizdeluz, post: 533239, member: 32108"] I've avoided this 'lament' until just now, I'm not quite sure why. So, I've just watched it for the first time. I haven't been in the situation of these mothers, I was 29 or 30 when diagnosed, but even so, I remember my mother's face when I told her I'd been diagnosed type 1. I know that instinctively I made sure she felt that I could cope perfectly well, and, actually, I think that the need to reassure her helped me to help myself. In a way, however, I think the timing of my diagnosis caused me to be too nonchalant about the dangers of the disease, and that it's only now that I'm really starting to find time to take care of myself. ;) It's hard to put into words what's wrong with the 'lament': I really feel for all these mothers and accept entirely the truth of what they're saying. I think the problem with the clip is that it's not a properly balanced take on the subject, and that it says nothing about the joy of having a child, diabetic or not. It dwells only on the negative - in order to raise money. I think that's why it could be considered offensive. [/QUOTE]
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