@rebbel
That’s exactly what I meant in what I wrote. I can’t stand his political ideology but for me that is a totally separate issue from how he and his wife chose to handle the death of their infant child.
I appreciate your sharing about the pain that your family went through.
It’s precisely because of experiences similar to what your family went through that there is now different thinking upon how to better process this type of trauma.
Since his wife (as a nurse) had worked on a daily basis with parents facing similar incidents, she was a bit ahead of the curve on this issue.
It’s taking the rest of society a bit longer to catch up.
When he was asked by an interviewer recently about this and how the rest of his children felt about this, he said that they were grateful for the time with their little brother and that he is still a part of their family even tho his life was so brief. It gave them all a little bit of time to say goodbye and provide some closure rather than just the empty feeling of the suddenness of the loss and a rapid burial. Out of sight out of mind doesn’t work so well in this type of situation.
So I guess you and I are in the minority on this issue. But I firmly believe that politics and family are two separate issues.
George Bush may have been a total dimwit as a President but according to his kids, a caring Father. Two separate issues.
I really dislike how politics has turned so ugly as of late where it’s felt that simply disagreeing with an opponents ideas is not enough unless you demonize them totally. It’s a shame.