tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37540506.post6248280802673065939..comments2023-11-05T05:39:45.583-05:00Comments on Jason. For the love of God.: I don't know her.That Chick Over Therehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03066031548129806050noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37540506.post-26485220292396720892007-04-23T16:53:00.000-05:002007-04-23T16:53:00.000-05:00I often wonder myself why people just can't walk a...I often wonder myself why people just can't walk away. Easier said then done, I know, but it makes you think about what you would do if you were in that same situation. <BR/><BR/>Thanks for writing this, you have a knack for expressing things - and making me think!SJINCOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08145386056147611628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37540506.post-74950612122935214202007-04-23T11:46:00.000-05:002007-04-23T11:46:00.000-05:00Out here in Colorado, the Mary Winkler story hasn'...Out here in Colorado, the Mary Winkler story hasn't really gotten much air time. The local news is concentrating on the Columbine part of the VT murders, specially with the timing.<BR/><BR/>What little bits of Mary's story that I've heard though always left me with a nagging sadness. Now I know why, thank you for such a beautifully written piece and for sharing your point of view.Jhiannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13961562933937294762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37540506.post-58003208480805900622007-04-22T19:38:00.000-05:002007-04-22T19:38:00.000-05:00Good Cheez Whiz on a Cracker, woman, you have an a...Good Cheez Whiz on a Cracker, woman, you have an amazing ability to write. You make me think.every.single.day.<BR/><BR/>I think education is needed for the general public on why women like this do not "just leave." We have a woman's shelter, the education director's "mission" is to go and talk to anyone who will listen on just what you said above. Have you ever thought about doing the same? Sharing your story at women's shelters? To show how they can overcome and succeed? I know you've got LOADS of free time and all....CPA Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04061480718263842210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37540506.post-57511032908483714592007-04-22T15:35:00.000-05:002007-04-22T15:35:00.000-05:00Chick, Mary has been living in my neck of the wood...Chick, <BR/><BR/>Mary has been living in my neck of the woods since after the shooting and now after the trial. I too see a beaten down woman, I am sure the reality of what she has done will not truly hit her until after the sentencing, because she looks like a person who will never be able to forgive her self for acident or not shooting Matthew, until now she has been consumed with the whole upcoming trial, now what she did I am sure will hit hard, I wonder who she will cope with it. <BR/><BR/>Great post.just mehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01986870952460016309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37540506.post-85195830868074796232007-04-22T11:04:00.000-05:002007-04-22T11:04:00.000-05:00You're right. This is a horribly sad story. Anyo...You're right. This is a horribly sad story. Anyone who hasn't been in a similar situation doesn't know how hard it is to "just" walk away.juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03210855142994447866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37540506.post-6642334144077378572007-04-22T00:40:00.000-05:002007-04-22T00:40:00.000-05:00Wow. You do know some of what I've been through. ...Wow. You do know some of what I've been through. I'll have to check out Mary Winkler. I'm off the radar with the news.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for writing about this, Chick. Thank you.<BR/><BR/>Love,<BR/><BR/>AmiraAmirahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11322684941262012636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37540506.post-35960366668280203082007-04-22T00:08:00.000-05:002007-04-22T00:08:00.000-05:00Chick.You are absolutely beautiful.Very well said....Chick.<BR/>You are absolutely beautiful.<BR/><BR/>Very well said.<BR/><BR/>Bless you.Alpha Dudehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16073731050596870101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37540506.post-47865836647623770762007-04-21T21:09:00.000-05:002007-04-21T21:09:00.000-05:00Holy crap, I love you. I swear, I could've written...Holy crap, I love you. I swear, I could've written that post. (Probably not as eloquently but whatever.) I have followed this craziness since day 1. Justin often asks me why I'm so OBSESSED with it. But it's because if everything you just wrote. I don't know her. But it's gotta take some kinda SOMETHING to make you shoot your husband in the back and continue to say he was a good man. That poor woman. Her poor kids. Their families. Their church family. Anyone involved. I just ache for them all. Thank you for writing this and saying everything I've wanted to say.Lizaritahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14657675382642958124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37540506.post-5429027821624982342007-04-21T20:44:00.000-05:002007-04-21T20:44:00.000-05:00Thanks for this post. It made me think of my past...Thanks for this post. It made me think of my past and how after a long time of being a victim, I decided to go for help because I was certian that my ex would hurt our children if I didn't do something. I could never kill anyone but as much as I hate to admit it, the thought had actually crossed my mind on numerous occasions.BShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14825193282407371791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37540506.post-13593270607787828842007-04-21T13:51:00.000-05:002007-04-21T13:51:00.000-05:00I have the same feelings about Mary Winkler. It's...I have the same feelings about Mary Winkler. It's sad and makes me want to do all I can to teach my daughter that she does not, and will not, settle for any less than she deserves and wants. <BR/><BR/>You nailed this one....made me stop and think. Thank you :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37540506.post-45005761313815656462007-04-21T13:34:00.000-05:002007-04-21T13:34:00.000-05:00It makes so much sense that of all that horrible t...It makes so much sense that of all that horrible things going on right now, you should zero in on her. Her you can relate to. You can empathize.<BR/><BR/>Virginia Tech? The mind just reels away from trying to understand that. And I think that's a good thing. Those aren't shoes we should try to put ourselves into, you know?Kimberly Vanderhorsthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01653757517652257445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37540506.post-25950542061523769162007-04-21T12:18:00.000-05:002007-04-21T12:18:00.000-05:00I haven't been able to blog about the VA Tech thin...I haven't been able to blog about the VA Tech thing either. I try but don't complete it. The Alec Baldwin thing just really pisses me off!<BR/><BR/>I don't really know what to think about the Mary Winkler case. I know women in bad marriages that were abusive and they don't know how to get out of. I think the thing that really troubles me is she did it with her children in the house. Her daughter should never have had to see her father dead having been shot by her mother. I just worry what that image will do to her as she grows up. Thats what makes me sad. That and now their daughters will grow up without either of their parents.my4kidshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05877891733197763535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37540506.post-39410037101268812422007-04-21T11:38:00.000-05:002007-04-21T11:38:00.000-05:00Wow. I hadn't seen that testimony. Wow. Did you re...Wow. I hadn't seen that testimony. Wow. <BR/><BR/>Did you read about the girl hiding in the woods behind our house this week? Yeah. We saw someone lurking around out there and Scott called the police. Me being stupid and impulsive me, ran outside to try to confront the person (stupid stupid), and Scott ran after me to stop me, and we saw this girl in the woods. She said she was hiding from her ex-boyfriend because he was "getting violent." We told her to come down out of the woods and wait with us until the police came so they could help her, and she said no, apologized about 150 times, then ran off to her "friend's apartment." <BR/><BR/>She sounded EXACTLY like Mary W. in that tape. Same whipped-dog attitude. I feel so bad for her. <BR/><BR/>I'm like you; I feel bad for all those little girls. And I'm glad that you're not one of them anymore. Your ex sucks and I hate him. The only good thing he did was father two gorgeous, sweet kids.Dawn~a~Bonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03579654260254491401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37540506.post-29877955733225890552007-04-21T11:22:00.000-05:002007-04-21T11:22:00.000-05:00Thank God the you and I got out. I grew up just l...Thank God the you and I got out. I grew up just like that and was in a horrible relationship for 7 1/2 years. I had to run away from him 3 times before I was strong enough to stay away.<BR/><BR/>Thank God that you have Jason.<BR/><BR/>And?<BR/><BR/>Thank God I have my own Jason, now.franniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05563502061531199609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37540506.post-38291399551490510252007-04-21T10:55:00.000-05:002007-04-21T10:55:00.000-05:00Well chick, I have pondering the Mary Winkler case...Well chick, <BR/>I have pondering the Mary Winkler case myself. I come from a family where my Dad was verbally and mentally and sometimes physically abusive to all of us.Not to mention his raging alcoholism. So this really strikes a chord with me as well. I dont know the woman either but when I think of this case I think well the bastard probably deserved it. Harsh? maybe but that's how I feel. Cuz well I am putting my self in her shoes, I cant seem to separate. She probably just lost her mind.Denisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03519732798505354256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37540506.post-44285775832995054182007-04-21T10:33:00.000-05:002007-04-21T10:33:00.000-05:00I've been meaning to tell you that I realized we'r...I've been meaning to tell you that I realized we're "neighbors!" I saw that you were one of Tennessee's best bloggers, and they identified your city.<BR/><BR/>Howdy, neighbor!<BR/><BR/>Our household has been so obsessed with moving (one subdivision over) that we haven't had the news on at all this week.<BR/><BR/>But even before the sentence was handed down this week, I have been astounded by Mary Winkler's story. You know. . .did she eat at the Ye Olde Steak House when she graduated from High School? Did she shop at the old Food City on Chapmany Highway. . you know. . .the things you wonder.<BR/><BR/>You have captured the human side of this story. You did good, chick!<BR/><BR/>Please don't think I'm stalking you - but when you mentioned driving on I-40, I suspected we were living in the same general region. <BR/><BR/>Have a great weekend, chick! Your blog brings a smile. . . and the occasional "laugh diet coke through the nose" trick. Thanks!Angiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08729503147294461398noreply@blogger.com