Among the Intellectualoids
Hooked for Life
The New York Times' penchant for offering too much information proves revealing.
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p>Exploring her doubts, she concludes:
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Maybe a child would have given his life purpose, as he had hoped, filling whatever void he was now plugging with this self-inflicted pain. So did that mean this was my fault? Was I responsible?br> The “presumptuous narcissism” saves her from admitting any guilt surrounding the abortion. After all, he explained that he felt lost and that perhaps a child would keep them from feeling so lost. Cacicio concludes her piece writing that perhaps hanging from hooks makes him feel “found.”And then I recognized my attitude for the presumptuous narcissism that it was.
While they may not have made the best parents and quite possibly should not have persisted in their relationship, killing their unborn child seems to have left them both somewhat unsettled in their own ways…as she tells it.
I welcome any such open discussion of abortion and its effects.
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