Comments on: Rebecca Eckler: I don’t feel your pain http://twinutero.org/2007/04/rebecca-eckler-i-dont-feel-your-pain/ Germinal writings on parenting multiples Sun, 14 Mar 2010 19:04:13 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: stephanie http://twinutero.org/2007/04/rebecca-eckler-i-dont-feel-your-pain/comment-page-1/#comment-41 stephanie Mon, 22 Oct 2007 16:58:42 +0000 http://twinutero.org/?p=21#comment-41 I haven't read Wiped! yet, but I did read Knocked Up and have been a reader of her blog. Frankly, I enjoyed her honesty. I think most people are afraid of being as honest as she is about their life, for fear of being judged by "super-moms". Who hasn't thought some of the same things she has about their child at least once? Children and parents are not perfect. Yes, single parents, parents of multiples or special needs children do have more difficult challenges to face. But that is not to say that she is not unlike many people out there. Personally, I have fertility challenges. Knowing conceiving will be more difficult for me and that I will be so grateful once we do have children - does not make me think for a second that I won't at some point be so frustrated, sleep deprived and in shock that i wouldn't think that a screeching baby isn't a little bit evil. I haven’t read Wiped! yet, but I did read Knocked Up and have been a reader of her blog. Frankly, I enjoyed her honesty. I think most people are afraid of being as honest as she is about their life, for fear of being judged by “super-moms”. Who hasn’t thought some of the same things she has about their child at least once? Children and parents are not perfect.
Yes, single parents, parents of multiples or special needs children do have more difficult challenges to face. But that is not to say that she is not unlike many people out there.
Personally, I have fertility challenges. Knowing conceiving will be more difficult for me and that I will be so grateful once we do have children – does not make me think for a second that I won’t at some point be so frustrated, sleep deprived and in shock that i wouldn’t think that a screeching baby isn’t a little bit evil.

]]> By: Sarah http://twinutero.org/2007/04/rebecca-eckler-i-dont-feel-your-pain/comment-page-1/#comment-42 Sarah Wed, 10 Oct 2007 22:19:49 +0000 http://twinutero.org/?p=21#comment-42 I liked this book. I am also a first time mom and thought it was interesting. I actually got information from it, like about postpartum. Postpartum is very serious and it doesn't matter how many children you have it always seems like too much. That was why she was tired all the time and ended up getting a nanny. If you have never had postpartum you can't comment on her mind set. I liked this book. I am also a first time mom and thought it was interesting. I actually got information from it, like about postpartum. Postpartum is very serious and it doesn’t matter how many children you have it always seems like too much. That was why she was tired all the time and ended up getting a nanny. If you have never had postpartum you can’t comment on her mind set.

]]> By: Shruti http://twinutero.org/2007/04/rebecca-eckler-i-dont-feel-your-pain/comment-page-1/#comment-40 Shruti Mon, 23 Jul 2007 19:30:57 +0000 http://twinutero.org/?p=21#comment-40 This women is a disgrace to all women. Disgusting. She should be ashamed of herself. My coworker read this book and she found it funny until she found out that it was a biography..that changed everything. It is not like some fictional characters where they are just flighty, Rebecca Eckler is just down right shallow, vain, irresponsible, and lacks maturity. It is like a child raising a child. I am glad I don't have a "devil" like HER as my mother. Also did anyone else catch that she claims to be 100 lbs. yet she is a size 6?? How is that even possible?? This women is a disgrace to all women. Disgusting. She should be ashamed of herself. My coworker read this book and she found it funny until she found out that it was a biography..that changed everything. It is not like some fictional characters where they are just flighty, Rebecca Eckler is just down right shallow, vain, irresponsible, and lacks maturity. It is like a child raising a child. I am glad I don’t have a “devil” like HER as my mother.

Also did anyone else catch that she claims to be 100 lbs. yet she is a size 6?? How is that even possible??

]]> By: E http://twinutero.org/2007/04/rebecca-eckler-i-dont-feel-your-pain/comment-page-1/#comment-39 E Mon, 11 Jun 2007 01:16:09 +0000 http://twinutero.org/?p=21#comment-39 Check out her spelling here: He said he didn't love being on Friends (it was rushed, they just through him his dialogues two seconds before he had to read them in front of a studio audience.) Catch it? Check out her spelling here:

He said he didn’t love being on Friends (it was rushed, they just through him his dialogues two seconds before he had to read them in front of a studio audience.)

Catch it?

]]> By: marta http://twinutero.org/2007/04/rebecca-eckler-i-dont-feel-your-pain/comment-page-1/#comment-37 marta Mon, 30 Apr 2007 18:46:09 +0000 http://twinutero.org/?p=21#comment-37 I bought the book thinking it would be a fun read -I am a young first time mom too. I actually found myself hating this woman! How can anyone dare to complain -a whole books worth-about how hard it is being a mom when: -You chose the kind of birth you wanted -You chose not to breastfeed out of selfishness -You have a full-time nanny since day one of your maternity leave -You can go out- sleep etc...all day. -Your fiance-husband -whatever- puts up with all this and more and seems to reward you for it What's next? A designer baby? I bet if she could she would have chosen one. How can anyone write this and have any self-respect ? So superficial! If it was a fictitous account- a joke I would get it..you could find it funny. But its real! I want my money back Fake Bridget Jones-Mommy version wanna be! I bought the book thinking it would be a fun read -I am a young first time mom too.

I actually found myself hating this woman!

How can anyone dare to complain -a whole books worth-about how hard it is being a mom when:

-You chose the kind of birth you wanted

-You chose not to breastfeed out of selfishness

-You have a full-time nanny since day one of your maternity leave

-You can go out- sleep etc…all day.

-Your fiance-husband -whatever- puts up with all this and more and seems to reward you for it

What’s next? A designer baby? I bet if she could she would have chosen one.

How can anyone write this and have any self-respect ? So superficial! If it was a fictitous account- a joke I would get it..you could find it funny. But its real!

I want my money back Fake Bridget Jones-Mommy version wanna be!

]]> By: Jennifer http://twinutero.org/2007/04/rebecca-eckler-i-dont-feel-your-pain/comment-page-1/#comment-38 Jennifer Wed, 11 Apr 2007 10:56:06 +0000 http://twinutero.org/?p=21#comment-38 I read the book and it was one of the crassest, most appalling things I've ever read. The poor kid is going to grow up and read that her mother and father considered her to be nothing more than a serious annoyance to them from the time she was born. The book made me very, very angry. All those people out there with fertility problems ... imagine how they'd feel reading Eckler calling her infant daughter a bitch for having then nerve of interfering with her sleep or not allowing her and her equally appalling spouse to go to expensive restaurants anymore. I read the book and it was one of the crassest, most appalling things I’ve ever read. The poor kid is going to grow up and read that her mother and father considered her to be nothing more than a serious annoyance to them from the time she was born. The book made me very, very angry. All those people out there with fertility problems … imagine how they’d feel reading Eckler calling her infant daughter a bitch for having then nerve of interfering with her sleep or not allowing her and her equally appalling spouse to go to expensive restaurants anymore.

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