I would. I’d be even more inclined to believe her if she posted here than on social media because this forum is anonymous. What would she have to gain by lying about her experiences here?
If a woman posts on this forum about a traumatic experience, I would assume she is reaching out for support. Maybe she hasn’t been able to find it anywhere else.
This is not Reddit, where we “wELl aKshUalLy” victims. We do not play devil’s advocate here. This is a place for female empowerment.
A woman posted on here about the trauma of having her child taken from her by a broken, patriarchal court system. She was clearly in distress, not only from the event itself, but from not being believed when she shared her truth. She should have been met with support and compassion here- because, after all, we are FEMALES. Compassion and support are our natural response.
Instead, she was met with broad extrapolations- posters speculating about terrible things that she he had done to deserve this, name-calling, and just plain old disdain.
One poster called her a “natalist”. Listen to me: we are MOTHERS. You don’t get to call us “natalists” any more than transgenders get to call us “uterus havers”.
It is clear that mother hatred has reached an all-time high on this forum, and it is disgusting. Mothers are not on here posting about motherhood being the best choice. We do not rag on childless women. I think we would all agree that the choice to remain childless is entirely up to the individual, and should be respected.
But if you are secure in choice you would not constantly be posting about it. You would not feel the need to berate others who choose differently.
So, as a mother, I’d like to say to those behaving badly in that other post:
Go take a time out and think about what you did. And come back and apologize to that woman who did NOTHING, absolutely nothing to warrant that kind of disrespect.
What other post are you referring to?