chaser wrote:
> "Vox" <Vectra3456@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
> news:4809e198$0$22226$4c368faf@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>>Kittyn wrote:
>>
>>>On Mon, 14 Apr 2008 05:54:23 -0700, Vox <Vectra3456@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>Ruby Vee wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>On 2008-04-13 19:52:14 -0400, "Laura M. Young"
<bridgeplayer60@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
>>>>>said:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>I just rewatched Friday's episode, mostly to see the Diane and Max
>>>>>>scenes
>>>>>>again, but I was also struck by how many people are berating
themselves
>>>>>>for
>>>>>>being responsible for Michael's condition. It occurred to me that
most
>>>>>>of
>>>>>>the people in this town can rightfully be accused of doing, or not
>>>>>>doing,
>>>>>>something that would have prevented this.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>1. In my opinion, the blame goes first and foremost to Claudia who
put
>>>>>>out
>>>>>>the hit that sent a man with a rifle shooting in the direction of
>>>>>>Michael.
>>>>>>2. Would be Dr. Evil who actually fired the shot that did NOT hit
his
>>>>>>intended target and wound up hitting Michael instead.
>>>>>>3. Sonny, of course, who after torturing Michael's biological
father
>>>>>>into
>>>>>>signing away his parental rights, has refused to get out of his
>>>>>>"business"
>>>>>>for years, despite he and people he loved nearly being killed time
and
>>>>>>again
>>>>>>by attempts on his life.
>>>>>>4. Carly, who cheated on Michael's father (her husband), and had
>>>>>>unprotected *** with a man she didn't even like who was a known
>>>>>>mobster, and
>>>>>>then conspired with him to get Michael away from his dad and allowed
>>>>>>Sonny
>>>>>>to adopt Michael despite knowing what Sonny was, and then going back
to
>>>>>>him
>>>>>>time and time again even though she saw repeatedly what danger her
kids
>>>>>>were
>>>>>>in because of him.
>>>>>>5. Jason, who was Michael's first "father" and swears that he
adores
>>>>>>the
>>>>>>kid, but not enough to get out of the "business" and encourage Sonny
to
>>>>>>do
>>>>>>so too to keep the kid (s) safe.
>>>>>>6 & 7. Alexis shares Diane's guilt in repeatedly keeping Sonny out
of
>>>>>>jail
>>>>>>where he wouldn't have been a threat to his children.
>>>>>>8. Max, who was the professional bodyguard, who should have
insisted
>>>>>>that
>>>>>>Michael not go anywhere without protection.
>>>>>>9. Kate, who encouraged Sonny to take Michael to see what his
>>>>>>"non-mobster"
>>>>>>dad did for a living. (I've forgotten whose idea it was initially.)
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>I'd put Kate number three on that list -- it was her idea for Michael
to
>>>>>be there in the first place, and she talked Sonny into it when he
didn't
>>>>>think it was a good idea. Turns out he was right. Interestingly
>>>>>enough, she and Devlin are the only two people involved who aren't
>>>>>blaming themselves for the disaster!
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>15 -18. + AJ, Alan, Monica, Edward and the rest of the
Quartermaines,
>>>>>>for
>>>>>>not using all their money and power to maintain joint custody of
>>>>>>Michael
>>>>>>which would have gotten him out of the hands of Sonny and his
mobster
>>>>>>friends at least part of the time (the night he was shot MIGHT have
>>>>>>been one
>>>>>>of those times)
>>>>>>
>>>>>>I'm sure I'm forgetting others who could get on this game too.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>Ruby
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>The BLAME goes first to Carly for tying her son up to a mobster!!
That's
>>>>FIRST on this stupid "too much time on your hands" list.
>>>>
>>>>Vox
>>>
>>>
>>>Actually, if you want to go that route, then Robin is ultimately
>>>responsible also. Because if she had never betrayed Jason's
>>>confidence, Jason would have continued to be Michael's public father,
>>>Carly would never have married AJ and probably never would have slept
>>>with Sonny. If Jason was still Michael's "father", you can be damn
>>>sure that he would never have taken Michael someplace dangerous
>>>without protection and would have definitely protected his son first
>>>and foremost before he jumped on a woman he was dating.
>>>
>>
>>
>>Those are just assumptions. Jason wouldn't be any more of a safer
>>"father" than Sonny because he is a...hello?...MOBSTER, hitman and
>>murderer. Yes, I'd choose that over Sonny anyday. <sigh>
>>
>>It's on Carly to protect her children from harm's way initially. In
fact,
>>I am on the bandwagaon that if a woman has small children and ends up
>>divorced or widowed, she needs to make the children her priority and put
>>off her dating life and remarriages until after the children are raised
>>and grown.
>>
>>Vox
>
>
>
> Why that's just the goofiest thing I've ever heard...
>
> Why should a woman deprive herself or her children of a male influence,
> especially a good one? Sure women make bad choices all the time---but
there
> are some really decent step-parents out there. Talk about an argument
fallen
> flat.
>
> Damn good thing my mother didn't subscribe to "your bandwagon".
>
> Sheesh...
>
> LauraH
>
>
And studies show that there are far more bad step parents than good. And
good people can make bad step parents. Also second marriages are more
likely to fail than the first, leaving kids having to cope with even
more transient lives.
I am happy your situation worked out for you but most do not.
Vox
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