Okay, so I am a little ticked! Okay, I lied! I am a lot ticked!
How dare they celebrate a women who has abandoned her family. Rahna Reiko Rizzuto said she ‘didn’t want to be a mother’ anymore and decided to leave her husband and young children to pursue a career.
Let’s review the facts, she left her husband and children. That is not healthy, that is just easy! She failed to accept responsibility for her choices.
First of all, I have to clarify, I am not a mom, but I had a mom and I know a lot of mom’s and I am offended. This women is attacking the traditional family and saying that her lifestyle is superior. I would agree that it is definitely easier and selfish, but superior- NO!
Rahna Reiko Rizzuto
Okay, let’s think about this for a minute. Of course, Rahna is able to spend more quality time with her children because she only sees them a few hours a week! And during that time she is able to give her children lots of attention. And while they are gone you are able to indulge in whatever you want. That is selfish and not accepting the responsibility of motherhood.
What mom doesn’t feel swallowed up, discouraged and overwhelmed from time to time! That is normal, but her response to these feelings is not very responsible. She walked away. She left them.
I am sorry, I’ve known too many children who have been abandoned and they were not “fine”. These children needed a mother and wanted a mother. This children had “issues”. How do you explain to a 5 or 6 year old that their mother has abandoned them and will not be coming back? Does that child feel secure? Does that child feel loved? safe? protected? wanted?
I feel like her book and her exhibition is one to help her deal with her own feelings of regret! Or she is just an incredibly selfish person who is trying to “preach” to the world that her lifestyle is ideal and superior to the traditional family.
There are way too many children that have to grow up in non-traditional families. My sisters and I were some of the many children. My mom would have given anything to “live” and stay with her little girls. The challenges we faced with my mother’s disease and untimely death has impacted all six of us very differently. It has been one of my greatest challenges and greatest tutor.
I feel like this women is slapping my own mother in the face, and I feel like she is parading around the media pronouncing that what she did was not only all right, but she is giving other women permission to abandon their families. How dare you encourage women to leave their children!
Motherhood is the most noblest of all jobs and one of the most difficult. Every women will make mistakes, but we have the opportunity to learn from our mistakes, and children are very forgiving. Women take courage in your role to influence the world and to influence your children. Women do not be swallowed up by your children. Take time everyday to nurture your soul, so that you can nurture the souls of your children and help them to fulfill their unique purpose, while you fulfill your unique and beautiful purpose!
What do you think? Do you think her choice was healthy or selfish?
I’m with you on the selfish front. It’s one thing to do it, it’s another thing to write a book and do a national tour defending your position. I just feel badly for her sons but thank heavens their dad was there to pick up the pieces.
Seriously, can we give that Dad a medal!!! (All parents deserve more than one!)
(This is not my quote originally but I couldn’t find the original author.)
The first step in relieving one’s guilt about an immoral life is to convince one’s self that there is no such thing as an immoral life.
I think this was incredibly selfish! If you didn’t want to take care of children then you shouldn’t have them! If she wanted to pursue a career, by all means do so, but do not abandon your children to do so. You already have a responsibility, your children, and giving them up because you do not feel your life is ‘fulfilled’ is pretty selfish and uncaring. There are plenty of women in the world that are successful, hard working business women and entrepreneurs AND still take care of their families.
Why is it that when a woman abandons her family and writes a book it is not a big deal but if a guy does it he is labeled a piece of —- and a deadbeat dad? In my opinion she needs a kick in the head. I agree with Darleen, if she did not want children then why have them? She —- the bead now let her sleep in it. I have an aunt that is trying to pull this and she needs a kick in the head. I better log off before I type something I should not.
This completely disgusts me! I cannot believe how people are acting these days. This woman decided to have children and she needs to be responsible for that action. Even if it was not planned they are hers. If she didn’t want kids, she could’ve blessed someone else’s life and given them up for adoption. This world is becoming so corrupt and selfish and it shows by the way people praise her. I am all for people following their dreams but we all have responsibilities we have to take care of first. I am a strong believer in the importance of family and this seriously ticks me off.
That makes me sick that this woman thinks she has created such a great lifestyle for her and her family by leaving her children and husband. How is that a family?? It’s crazy how the thoughts and feelings towards the family are changing throughout society. I think that this woman’s children are going to have serious insecurities when they grow up due to her actions. She is definitely shirking her motherly responsibilities and I don’t agree with it at all!
I think her choice is selfish. I don’t see how a mother is able to abandon her children like that. To think if my mother did that to me, I would not be able to forgive her. Walking out and leaving me behind. Selfish. She chose to have a marriage and to have children, and she should has stayed with her decision.
I feel like what she did was incredibly selfish. Even with her reason of pursuing a career I still feel that leaving your family is not a fair trade off. Looking at what she did and comparing it to my life, I would have been furious with my mom if she had just left our family to pursue a new job.
This really makes me sad. I can’t imagine my mom just up and leaving because she was selfish and said she never wanted kids. I would be heartbroken and feel like my mother didn’t want me. I’m happy that they have a dad that truly loves and cares about them.
I am absolutely offended by this woman. I think that it is incredibly selfish of her to abandon her children. It is one thing to abandon them, but then to parade around telling others she did the right thing–that is completely wrong. To think that her children now have to grow up knowing their mother did this to them brings tears to my eyes. Then again, I feel like she doesn’t deserve the happiness that children can bring either. I guarantee one day she will look back with regret.