icky mettle

I am always amazed at people who feel entitled to pass judgment on someone else's actions.

We don't know the "thing" that was the impetus for your split from your husband. It's really none of our business. If/when you choose to make all the gory details public, we will read your words because you write beautifully, and because through your ups and downs we go up and down with you so feel like your tragedies are sort or ours, too.

That having been said, even if you had fucked someone else's husband and your whole community knew it, what - I mean WHAT ON EARTH gives anyone the right to point a finger and say 'whore'? What sort of sanctimonious, glass-house living twit feels so righteous in their own lily-white world that they can dare open their mouths to shame you, who loves her four children and gives of her time and precious energy to make the school that teaches them and their peers to think, grow, and learn?

People suck sometimes. Seriously.

Keep your chin up. They're assholes, and will totally figure it out one day, God willing.

Hooray for boys day. And girls day. And days that you can spend living and loving your kids. Small communities have a way of choosing sides...and being extremely unkind. And to echo Jen.....it isn't any of their business really. The fact that they have to be unkind a testimony to the type of people they really are.

Hugs Jess, try not to let it get to you.

Don't worry so much. you are a good and strong woman. I wish you the best.

Good attitude, Jess. And gorgeous photo.

The people who throw stones? Just forgive them and carry on with your life. They are projecting their own feelings of guilt on you, and it has nothing to do with you, really. Let it go—don't feed the flames.

xoxo

Hi Jess- I'm so sorry that hit n'run happened. Best to you this weekend with all your commitments.

And OMG is Parker getting so big. He's gorgeous.

It sucks when people feel that they are entitled to pass judjement. It must be wierd that people in your small town know that you have a blog.

If they continue to post negative comments on here - we will run them off this site! I don't know how exactly we would do that, but we would, because we are your friends and we don't let people talk smack about our friends! Especially not on our turf! Remember that, this is your turf and we support you, no matter what.

you are a wonderful, smart, deeply feeling and thinking woman. screw the judgers, they don't know anything.

Hugs.

How very brave of them to write anonymously. I envy their balls o' steel.

Hang in there. It'll eventually get better. The kids will one day know what you sacrificed to keep them in a good place. They'll appreciate that you put up with anonymous assholes in order to make sure their happiness came first.

I love that Parker and I walk around wearing the same shoes. It makes me feel like a kid again. ;)

Wow, I need to travel up there and meet this icon of virtue who is without sin. 'Cause that's who gets to throw stones, right? Or is it the resident of the glass house down the block?

I just found your blog and can't stop reading it. Man, you've been through the ringer.

The comment from the person at your kids' school was small and mean-spirited. Just the kind of thing to come from someone who doesn't have the guts to sign their name.

Stay strong. You will get through this, and so will your kids (who are just beautiful).