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Saturday, October 2, 2021

The old "self-absorbed" stereotype again...

I've mentioned the comic strip "Between Friends" here a few times over the years. I've followed it for years -- I don't get a physical newspaper anymore, but it's in my Facebook feed. The cartoonist, Sandra Bell-Lundy, is Canadian. :)  The strip follows a group of women/friends, who are now middle-aged/50-something: Susan & her husband Harv went through infertility and eventually adopted a daughter, who is now in college (!)... Kim is a freelance writer married to a widower with a grown son... Maeve is divorced & childless... and her assistant, Helen, has two grown children.

Here's Friday's strip


LOL. 

However, my enjoyment was marred by a comment beneath the post which said "Maude [she didn't even get Maeve's name right...!], you are self absorbed. You will never know."  

Grrrrr....  

3 comments:

  1. Hi Loribeth, that's exactly why I never ever read the comments anywhere but on the blogs from our kind community.
    kind regards from Europe.
    Klara

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  2. Ugh to the comment. Especially as it completely negates the kindness and gentle humour of the post. Says so more about the selfishness and lack of compassion/empathy of the commenter, don't you think?

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  3. Blergh. That's an angry person who missed the point. Comments sections on the internet are a cesspool.

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