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Tuesday, April 8, 2008
If you were Edgar's mother, what would you do? Would you run away like she did, just giving up on her son thinking that he were dead and not even checking up on him? Why do you think that she didn't give her son a hug or show any kind of affection when she finally was able to see him after all this time? Wouldn't you feel bad if your son felt like he was the cause of your problems?
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If I were Edgar's mother I would have made sure he was ok after the accident but had I left him I think after not seeing him for so long I would not know how to show affection for him. I think she was just scared and did not really want him in the first place but did feel bad when Barry brought Edgar to her.
if i thought my son were dead, i would never leave without giving him a burial service of some kind. i mean i have no idea what it must feel like to lose a son, but i can only imagine how painful that must be and so im sure people act out of character in a situation like that
It was harsh of her just to run away like that and be so irresponsible. If I were a mother, I would have definitely stayed. She probably didn't show any affection at their reunion because Edgar had become such a stranger to her.
if i were edgars mom i wouldnt have run away and i would have made sure he was ok. She probly didnt show any affection because she was scared that he would be mad for it.
if i were edgars mom i wouldnt have run away and i would have made sure he was ok. She probly didnt show any affection because she was scared that he would be mad for it
if i were edgars mom i wouldnt have run away and i would have made sure he was ok. She probly didnt show any affection because she was scared that he would be mad for it
i dont think she had her life together and she was in no condition to make a drastic life decision. it is sad that she left him but i think edgar is better off.
the fact that she does not even get up to see what has happened when he gets hit shows the how bad the situation is on the resevation for that to be a common thing
i would never be irresponcible like Edgar's parents- if i were to have a child I provide for him or her to the extent of my ablity.
if i was edgar's mother i would not have left my own son behind. she was probobly scared and wasn't ready to be a mother so instead she neglected Edgar
Yea I think its a pretty shitty situation for Edgar to say the least. I dont think anyone should ever abandon their child whether it is planned or unplanned. And for her to have gone all those years and be more concerned with her beer than speaking with her son is pretty bad.
Yea I would have at least told my son where I was going and not bailed on him. Thats bad parenting in general, I would never do that.
If I were Edgar's mom i wouldnt have abandoned him. But i think his mom didnt know any other way to handle the situation since she was so disconnected from him even before his accident.
I would feel horrible if my son felt like he was the cause of my problems! I think Edgar's mother was in such a fragile state when Edgar "died" that she didn't really know how to proceed with her life. Instead of facing reality, she resorted to numbing her feelings with alcohol. I think she tries to find happiness through the wrong sources.
I do know that I wouldn't ever abandon my child if I was in that situation, but at the same time, I don't know what I would do instead. I can't even imagine being in Gloria's position...it's such a terrible situation.
I think that the reason for Gloria's indifference to Edgar's presence is her severe alcoholism. I mean, she was preoccupied with finding her next beer for the entirety of her time with Edgar.
Well I don't really think Edgar's mom cared since she was abandoned by someone she loved. If she thought Edgar was dead she probably didn't feel any need to stay around so sadly she did what she had to do for herself. She had to live her life after it had mostly been taken away when Edgar was born.
I think Edgar's mother did not hug him when she saw him because she was left by someone she loved. Then when Edgar had his accident, if she thought he was dead, she had to go through the feeling of losing someone else she loved. And now that he is there i think she is scared of going through that feeling again.
i would not do what Edgar's mother did. I think she should have stayed with him until the end which she didn't even know there was no end.And if she thought he died why did she not try to have a funeral? I think if she cared about him at all she would not have left him because she didn't even care enough to find out if he died or not.
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