You can always depend on Texas
Tuesday February 6, 2007
I don't care what anybody says, I can't get enough of the Absolutely True Adventures of the Diaper-Wearing Lovesick Texas Astronaut Mom. Does that make me a bad person? I'd trade my bladder to be able to write the cover headline in tomorrow's New York Post...
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Rod Dreher is an editorial columnist for the Dallas Morning News, and author of "Crunchy Cons" (Crown Forum), a nonfiction book about conservatives, most of them religious, whose faith and political convictions sometimes put them at odds with mainstream conservatives. The views expressed in this blog are his own.
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The woman has a husband and 3 children. And is certainly not balanced, to say the least. Yes it makes you a bad person for not being able to get enough of it and apparently enjoying it.
No, it doesn't make you a bad person, but it does make you a person who needs to go to confession! This woman has a teenage son. I have never been a teenage boy, but my heart aches for him. How can he go to school and deal with the crap that he will be dealt? Please, all, pray for this foolish woman's children. This is possibly more difficult than actually losing your mother to an horrific space incident (at least, initially). Also, pray for her husband--what a terrible situation! How can anyone find entertainment or joy in this?
Marymargret, what a nice name! I had two aunts that were special to me, one was Mary and the other was Margret. The teen age son will face adversity. Most of the adversity will be internal. I've found even teenagers react to disasters like we all do. Those who love him will rally to his side. And those who dislike him will have a hay day. What will come out of this story over time is that there were warning signs and this isn't an aberration in her personality, but a confirmation of it. We do what we do. Like you my sympathys go out to the families. Remember, the Lothario in this scenario also has a family. If the emails sent her into a tither then they surely will upset his family too.
Well, she'll probably get religion and end up as Rev. Haggard's beard--er--girlfriend.
Beyond the initial deliciousness of the story, which I was not immune from, I admit, the true Christian response would be prayers for healing for all involved. A healing accomplished by a turning to the only sure Source of healing.
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