tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7589462943899657898.post6726637498425768939..comments2024-03-27T03:31:05.834-04:00Comments on Book Nook Club: Our Culture, What's Left of It: The Mandarins and the MassesBritnihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12620610247395572368noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7589462943899657898.post-77107812951804749992008-09-25T11:53:00.000-04:002008-09-25T11:53:00.000-04:00Suzanne- I think in my grandma's case it wasn't ne...Suzanne- I think in my grandma's case it wasn't necessary, but sometimes it is necessary. Medication would have really helped me through post-partum depression, but I didn't know I had it. I was also afraid that if I admitted I suspected I had it, people would think I was an unfit mother. It was a very scary place to be in.Memarie Lanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03289584923725420572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7589462943899657898.post-64760186132608091062008-09-23T22:03:00.000-04:002008-09-23T22:03:00.000-04:00Hi Memarie,I do have to admit the Dalrymple is ove...Hi Memarie,<BR/><BR/>I do have to admit the Dalrymple is over-simplifying when he asserts <I>libertarians on the Right, who believe that consumer choice is the answer to all social questions</I>.<BR/><BR/>You make a good point about a healthy grieving process. I was not convinced that I could manage a healthy process as we had just adopted two WILD children from a Russian orphanage less than 3 months before my robust and vital (and beloved) Dad was paralyzed in an accident. Instead of me leaning on my folks to get us through the rough adoption adaption phase, we were taking care of my folks. I was crumbling. Anyway, I probably need to wean myself off and get to work on my grief.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for your input.<BR/><BR/>SuzanneSuzannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04606454923510883186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7589462943899657898.post-5344787901320227602008-09-23T11:00:00.000-04:002008-09-23T11:00:00.000-04:00When my grandfather died in 2006, my grandma was i...When my grandfather died in 2006, my grandma was immediately put on meds for depression. I think they assumed that since she'd been married to him since she was 15 she wouldn't know what to do with herself. Boy were they wrong, it was pretty much a new start in life for her! And the meds prevented her from going through a healthy grieving process.<BR/><BR/>My husband is a Libertarian, and he's be inclined to disagree with the quote about consumer choice. That's a part of it, but it has more to do with upholding the constitution as written and limiting all types of government as much as possible.Memarie Lanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03289584923725420572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7589462943899657898.post-35147733378556038702008-09-23T10:22:00.000-04:002008-09-23T10:22:00.000-04:00Interesting. This book is going on my TBR list.Interesting. This book is going on my TBR list.Ronnicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09545460026004087995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7589462943899657898.post-12846734082140876972008-09-23T09:41:00.000-04:002008-09-23T09:41:00.000-04:00Very interesting! I really like reading books lik...Very interesting! I really like reading books like this.United Studieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16605529272895583783noreply@blogger.com