[quote=svelte][quote=sdduuuude]
And haven’t you heard it is impolite to speak ill of the dead? I am not that much of a Steve Jobs fan, but he’s interesting and you know what – he’s dead so show some respect. I’ve lost alot of it for several of you.[/quote]
A dead jerk is still a jerk.
Sorry, I can’t sit idly by while people worship a man who showed the worst trait possible. I can forgive a lot of things, but walking out on a child – and thereby having her and her mother live on welfare while he raked in the bucks – is not something I’m willing to forgive.
You can go back six generations in my family and the males have all become fathers by 21. I’m one of them. But we all did the right thing and did not turn our back on our responsibilities.
If you fire the gun, you’re responsible for where the bullet goes. To do otherwise makes you a jerk unworthy of worship.[/quote]
svelte, if you don’t mind my asking, is the child you’re speaking of here currently over the age of 30? If so, did your “girlfriend-at-the-time” allow you to pay her maternity bills and visit your child regularly from infancy? Did you know she was pregnant immediately after she found out? Did the mom consent to marry you while pregnant or soon after having your child?
If you can answer “yes” to any or all of the above questions, then count yourself among the “very fortunate” of your era, who had the backing and consent of the mom so YOU could be a dad.
It wasn’t like that back then for a GREAT MANY “natural fathers.”
